900  
FNUS74 KJAN 061618  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EARLY BIRD...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
1118 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON AUGUST 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
LOOK FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WITH LIGHT  
SOUTHERLY WINDS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
TEMPERATURE.........87 AT FORECAST START...MAX 93.  
RH..................68 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...762 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE  
762 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR  
WEATHER COV.....CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........CHC  
TEMP............87  
RH..............68  
20 FT WIND DIR..S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8  
TRANS WIND DIR..S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 73.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-671 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....CHC PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........CHC  
TEMP............86 84 81 79 78 77 76 75 75 74 74 73  
RH..............70 74 82 88 91 90 94 97 97 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW S S S S N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANS WIND DIR..S SW S S S S S S S S S SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93.  
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-2256 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............73 74 77 80 85 87 89 91 91 92 90 89  
RH..............100 100 97 88 75 68 64 58 58 56 60 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N E E E E SE SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.1 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.3 1.9 1.4 0.4  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
 

 
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