953
FNUS74 KJAN 181153
FWSJAN
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIENVILLE COMP 3132...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
653 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 25 TO 30
PERCENT TODAY AND 40 TO 45 PERCENT THURSDAY. MAX WIND GUSTS WILL
AROUND 10 MPH. FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING OR AGAIN
TONIGHT ON THURSDAY MORNING BUT CANNOT RULE OUT VERY PATCHY GROUND
FOG IN SHELTERED AREAS NEAR THE BURN SITE. MAXIMUM LVORI WILL BE
AROUND 4 TO 5 THIS MORNING AND SIMILAR TONIGHT. LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY. RESULTS OF THE REQUESTED
HYSPLIT RUN WILL BE SENT OUT AS SOON AS COMPLETED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122 METERS AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 122-1250
METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 44 54 61 64 64
RH..............64 55 38 30 29 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 14 13
MIX HGT (M).....120 270 550 880 1190 1040
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 12 SW 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3 S 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-610 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 53 50 48 46 45
RH..............34 52 58 65 71 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 12 13 14 14
MIX HGT (M).....610 120 120 150 120 120
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 S 10 S 12 S 13 SW 13 SW 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 5 S 4 S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1707 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 45 59 69 73 74
RH..............86 86 64 51 44 44
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 16 15 14
MIX HGT (M).....120 180 460 980 1490 1680
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 12 W 15 W 14 W 15 W 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 5 SW 5 W 7 W 6 W 7 W 7
FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM HUDSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606254.0/JAN
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WILLIAM.HUDSON@USDA.GOV
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