426  
FNUS74 KMEG 022150  
FWSMEG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMBIGBEE IU 27 1 AND 28 1 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
350 PM CST MON MAR 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CST ON MARCH 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI THIS  
EVENING. WETTING RAIN CHANCES REMAIN LOW. LIGHT FOG WILL BE  
POSSIBLE TOWARD SUNRISE IN SHELTERED AREAS. STRONGER SOUTHERLY  
WINDS AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL ON TUESDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............50.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).800-3200 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-975 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
2000 FT WINDS.......SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.  
5000 FT WINDS.......SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........41 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0  
TEMP............77 74  
DEWPOINT........50 51  
RH..............39 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 0.8  
MX HT MSL (KFT).3.2 0.8  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3  
2000 FT WND DIR.S S  
2000 FT WND SPD.9 12  
5000 FT WND DIR.S S  
5000 FT WND SPD.10 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............52.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).300-400 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-122 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
2000 FT WINDS.......SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
5000 FT WINDS.......SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........27 16 8 8 5 10 22 33 24 24 23 46  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 68 65 63 62 61 60 58 58 58 57 57  
DEWPOINT........51 51 50 51 51 51 51 52 53 53 54 54  
RH..............49 54 58 65 67 70 72 80 83 83 90 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 14 13 13 13 15 14 13 13 12 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 6  
2000 FT WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
2000 FT WND SPD.14 17 21 24 25 25 24 23 23 22 22 23  
5000 FT WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
5000 FT WND SPD.15 17 20 22 23 24 24 23 22 21 22 24  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............56 INCREASING TO 59 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).400-3800 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1158 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
2000 FT WINDS.......SOUTH 21 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH.  
5000 FT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 20  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 64 59 70 67 58 54 55 47 43 35 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 57 60 63 66 69 72 75 76 77 78 76  
DEWPOINT........55 56 58 60 61 61 60 60 60 59 59 58  
RH..............96 96 93 90 84 76 66 60 58 54 52 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 2.9 1.2  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.4 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 2.9 1.2  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 15 16 16 16 16 17 15 15 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 6  
2000 FT WND DIR.S S S S S S SW S S S S S  
2000 FT WND SPD.23 23 22 21 18 17 15 14 13 13 13 13  
5000 FT WND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
5000 FT WND SPD.25 26 26 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 17  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 6 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...BAKER  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOWNSEND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604534.0/MEG  
.DELDT 03/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.TOWNSEND@USDA.GOV,MSMIC@FIRENET.GOV  
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