962
FNUS74 KJAN 211300
FWSJAN
SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 41...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
800 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY AND THURSDAY FALL BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS (25 TO 30 PERCENT). EVEN WITH CRITICALLY LOW
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS, LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE/20FT WINDS
ONLY SUPPORT LIMITED FIRE DANGER. MAXIMUM LVORI AROUND DAYBREAK
IS AROUND A 6 TO 7. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A CONCERN THROUGH
TONIGHT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT FORECAST START...MAX 81.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE
91-1494 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 64 74 79 81
RH..............80 50 34 28 25
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 12 12
MIX HGT (M).....90 340 1130 1370 1460
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-213 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............75 64 59 56 53 52
RH..............33 54 64 74 80 83
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 1 0 0 0 1
20 FT WIND GUST.8 5 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (M).....210 120 120 120 120 120
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 2 N 2 N 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1646 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 53 67 77 81 82
RH..............89 80 56 36 27 24
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 10 13 13
MIX HGT (M).....120 120 370 1220 1650 1650
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 2 N 3 N 3 N 4 N 4 N 4
FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...AMBER LANDRUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/21/26
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