Whitfield, Mississippi

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Local Time: 6:06 PM CST on December 08, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 32.2° N 90.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Cleo (South Indian Ocean)

Active Advisory: Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Lake Wind Advisory (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Vicksburg, Mississippi (Airport)

Updated: 5:53 PM CST on December 08, 2009

74 °F

Light Rain

Humidity:	85%
Dew Point:	69 °F
Wind:	15 mph from the SSW
Wind Gust:	25 mph
Pressure:	29.58 in (Steady)
Visibility:	9.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 2400 ft Mostly Cloudy 2900 ft Overcast 3400 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	85 ft

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Flight Rule:	MVFR (KTVR)
Wind Speed:	13.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	200° (SSW)
Ceiling:	2900 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Jackson	71 °F	Light Rain	5:54 PM CST
	Jackson Hawkins Field	73 °F	Overcast	5:53 PM CST
»	Vicksburg	74 °F	Light Rain	5:53 PM CST
	Pine Belt	70 °F	Overcast	5:55 PM CST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KJAN)

60 °F

38 °F

Record (KJAN)

82 °F (1922)

19 °F (1965)

Yesterday

52 °F

42 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 18

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Mississippi Canyon Block 7	75°F
Natchez	73°F
Vicksburg	73°F
McComb	72°F
Pascagoula	72°F

State Lows:
Olive Branch	41°F
Oxford	44°F
Tunica	44°F
Greenville	46°F
Tupelo	46°F

Astronomy

December 8, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:49 AM CST

4:55 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:22 AM CST

5:22 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:51 AM CST

5:52 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:21 AM CST

6:22 PM CST

Moon

No Moon Rise

11:48 AM CST (12/8)

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 00m

Length of Day

10h 06m

Tomorrow will be 0m 35s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 50% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	Dec 8 Last Quarter	Dec 16 New	Dec 24 First Quarter	Dec 31 Full

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Bump & Update: No internet service at Main Library Thursday December 10

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Whitfield, MS

74 °F

Light Rain

at 5:53 PM CST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 39193

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
68° F \| 49° F	52° F \| 29° F	52° F \| 32° F	47° F \| 38° F	56° F \| 38° F
T-storms 100% chance of precipitation	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 70% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Nowcast as of 5:28 PM CST on December 8, 2009

Now

Bands of thunderstorms have developed and are orientated southwest to northeast across northeast Louisiana...west Mississippi and central and southern Mississippi. These bands of thunderstorms have the capability of becoming strong to severe over the next couple of hours. Main threats with this activity will be strong winds and the possibility of tornadoes. Rainfall rates along these thunderstorm bands will be heavy with local accumulations up to an inch per hour. Outside heavier downpours...rainfall rates will range between from one tenth to one half inch per hour. Please use caution if traveling about the area this afternoon and evening. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio and local media for updates.

Forecast for Rankin

Updated: 2:00 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 3 PM CST Wednesday... Tornado Watch 796 in effect until 9 PM CST this evening...
	Tonight Thunderstorms and showers in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the early morning. Some thunderstorms may be severe in the evening. Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. The chance of rain 80 percent.
	Wednesday Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Thursday Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Friday Chance of rain in the morning...then rain likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. The chance of rain 70 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Rain likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then rain likely after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. The chance of rain 70 percent.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy with chance of light rain in the morning...then partly cloudy with slight chance of light rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. The chance of rain 30 percent.
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
	Sunday Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with chance of showers in the morning... then partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. The chance of rain 30 percent.
	Monday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows around 40.
	Tuesday A 20 percent chance of light rain. Partly cloudy in the morning...then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Steelers vs. Browns	8:20 PM EST on December 10, 2009	Chance of Snow, 20 °F
Saints vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EST on December 13, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 52 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Tribe vs. Wildcats	8:00 PM EST on December 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 29 °F
Bulldogs vs. Panthers	1:00 PM CST on December 12, 2009	Rain, 47 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Newcastle United vs. Coventry City	7:45 PM GMT on December 08, 2009	Clear, High 53° F/ 12° C
Peterborough United vs. Ipswich Town	7:45 PM GMT on December 08, 2009	Partly Cloudy, High 51° F/ 11° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	12:00 AM EST on February 06, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	12:00 AM EST on February 11, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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APRSWXNET Jackson MS, Jackson, MS

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69 °F

68 °F

98%

South at 0 mph

29.59 in

0.01 in / hr

272 ft

5:51 PM CST

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APRSWXNET Brandon MS US, Brandon, MS

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67 °F

66 °F

96%

SSW at 3 mph

29.56 in

0.29 in / hr

400 ft

4:55 PM CST

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Turtle Ridge, Brandon, MS

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70.3 °F

69 °F

95%

SW at 4.0 mph

29.58 in

0.00 in / hr

269 ft

6:06 PM CST

Rapid Fire

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APRSWXNET Brandon MS , Brandon, MS

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69 °F

68 °F

98%

SW at 5 mph

29.57 in

0.00 in / hr

316 ft

5:46 PM CST

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APRSWXNET Madison MS , Madison, MS

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70 °F

68 °F

94%

SW at 0 mph

29.49 in

0.00 in / hr

326 ft

5:53 PM CST

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RAWS HIGHWAY 43 MS, Sandhill, MS

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66 °F

100%

NW at 0 mph

0.24 in / hr

276 ft

5:26 PM CST

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Warnings and Notices

	Tornado Warning
Statement as of 5:50 PM CST on December 08, 2009 ... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 630 PM CST for northeastern Simpson... southeastern Rankin and northern Smith counties... At 551 PM CST... National Weather Service meteorologists continue to track a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. This tornado was located near D'Lo moving northeast at 50 mph. The tornado will be near... Martinville and Cato by 600 PM CST... Puckett and Johns by 605 PM CST... White Oak by 610 PM CST... Polkville by 615 PM CST... Burns by 620 PM CST... Pineville by 625 PM CST... Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Tornado Warning means that a tornado is occurring or imminent. You should activate your tornado action plan and take protective action now. Lat... Lon 3222 8937 3216 8933 3191 8988 3201 8998 3223 8972 time... Mot... loc 2351z 236deg 43kt 3196 8992 Eec

	Tornado Watch
Statement as of 5:03 PM CST on December 08, 2009 Tornado Watch 796 remains in effect until 900 PM CST for the following locations MS . Mississippi counties included are Adams Amite Attala Bolivar Carroll Choctaw Claiborne Copiah Franklin Grenada Hinds Holmes Humphreys Issaquena Jefferson Lawrence Leake Leflore Lincoln Madison Montgomery Pike Rankin Scott Sharkey Simpson Sunflower Walthall Warren Washington Webster Wilkinson Winston Yazoo

	Lake Wind Advisory
Statement as of 10:13 AM CST on December 08, 2009 ... Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 3 PM CST Wednesday... A lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 3 PM CST Wednesday. A warm front surging north from the Gulf of Mexico will bring strong southerly winds to the region this afternoon and tonight. Winds will increase by midday to between 15 and 20 mph with frequent gusts of 30 to 35 mph by mid afternoon. These wind speeds will continue through tonight while a cold front pushes across the region. In the wake of the front... gusty northwest winds between 15 and 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph will impact the area on Wednesday. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.