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FNUS74 KLIX 171422
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON HWY 90...MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
922 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
WE CAN BE REACHED AT (985) 649-0357 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGION INTO NEXT WEEK WE WILL SEE
TEMPERATURES REMAIN HIGH, GENERALLY DAYTIME HIGHS FROM 90-100 AND
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S, AND RAIN WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT
TO COME BY. WINDS WILL BE CALM TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT
AND 5-10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY.
LOWEST DAILY RH VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 40 TO 60% RANGE
THROUGH THE WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...518-1158 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
7 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........30 39
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20
TEMP............89 93
RH..............73 64
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.WNW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7
MIX HGT (M).....520 1070
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7
TRANS WIND DIR..NW WSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3
LVORI...........3 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-427 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE AROUND 4
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........28 29 31
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0
TEMP............91 84 82
RH..............68 80 85
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW WSW W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.SSW WSW W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 10
MIX HGT (M).....430 120 120
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW WSW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SW WSW W
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 5
LVORI...........3 5 5
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1250 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 5
TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........45 51 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10
TEMP............80 88 94
RH..............88 72 60
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW WNW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.WNW WNW WSW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5
EYE LVL WND GST.9 7 8
MIX HGT (M).....120 580 1100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W WNW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..W WNW W
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4
LVORI...........5 M M
FORECASTER...EFFERSON
REQUESTED BY...JOHN READY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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