091  
FNUS74 KJAN 242057  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ATTALA WILDFIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
357 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2023  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MARCH 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT FORECAST START...MAX 83.  
RH..................51 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...4600 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE  
1402 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 13 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............81  
RH..............51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S  
20 FT WIND SPD..14  
20 FT WIND GUST.29  
MIX HGT (M).....1400  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 39 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-914 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 7 TO 10 METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE  
TEMP............79 73 71 67 65 62  
RH..............54 76 84 93 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 17 21 16 12 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 39 35 28 22  
MIX HGT (M).....910 240 180 180 210 180  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 12 S 11 S 13 SW 12 W 8 W 6  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.  
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-2103 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 9 TO 11 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 65 75 78  
RH..............100 87 48 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 21  
MIX HGT (M).....150 400 1460 2010  
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 SW 7 W 11 W 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...EDMONSTON  
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER YATES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2307145.0/JAN  
.DELDT 03/24/23  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HYATES@MFC.MS.GOV  
 
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