772  
FNUS74 KJAN 170940  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO BBB51SUB4...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
440 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 CDT ON APRIL 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG ISN'T EXPECTED NEAR THE BURN SITE TONIGHT  
INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY  
MORNING HOURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY, BUT BETTER CHANCES WILL  
BE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87.  
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1646 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............65 66 76 82 85 85  
RH..............97 100 76 58 50 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 12 14 16 17  
MIX HGT (M).....120 240 760 1370 1520 1650  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 8 S 9 S 14 S 15 S 16  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3 S 4 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 7  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1158 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............84 77 71 68 65 64  
RH..............48 62 71 78 90 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (M).....1160 180 180 180 150 150  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 12 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 10  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 5 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.  
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1524 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
TEMP............64 66 76 83 85 83  
RH..............97 97 74 57 51 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (M).....180 300 850 1370 1520 1220  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 SW 12 SW 12 SW 9 SW 8  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 4  
 

 
FORECASTER...FENNER  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES BOLT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610567.0/JAN  
.DELDT 04/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.BOLT@USDA.GOV  
 
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