640  
FNUS74 KJAN 201336  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 41...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
836 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY FALL BELOW  
CRITICAL LEVELS (20 TO 25 PERCENT). EVEN WITH CRITICALLY LOW  
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS, LIGHT WINDS SUPPORT ONLY A LIMITED FIRE  
DANGER. NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE/20FT WINDS REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A CONCERN THROUGH TONIGHT.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT FORECAST START...MAX 82.  
RH..................69 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...300 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE  
300-1341 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 68 74 78 77  
RH..............69 40 30 24 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 14 14 12  
MIX HGT (M).....300 820 1130 1340 980  
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 4 E 4 NE 4 NE 4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.  
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-213 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............73 61 57 54 52 50  
RH..............30 51 57 64 69 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 1 1 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 7 6 5 6  
MIX HGT (M).....210 120 120 120 120 120  
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.  
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1615 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 51 63 74 80 82  
RH..............80 71 52 34 26 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (M).....120 120 340 1160 1550 1520  
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 10/20/26  
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