FNUS74 KMEG 151432 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR C-13...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 832 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN COLDER. THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING CLOUDS TODAY BUT LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS...THE COLDEST IN ABOUT SIX YEARS. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FRIDAY. PROPER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THIS EXTREME COLD. THE ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE EAST SATURDAY. STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FINALLY CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....21 22 23 24 RH (%)..........43 39 34 29 20FT WIND MPH...N 12 N 10 N 9 N 8 20FT WIND GUST..16 14 12 11 MIXHGT AGL FT...2493 2802 2895 2536 MIXHGT AGL M....759 854 882 772 MIXHGT MSL FT...3054 3363 3456 3097 MIXHGT MSL M....930 1025 1053 943 TRANS WND MPH...N 17 N 16 N 16 N 16 TRANS WND M/S...N 8 N 7 N 7 N 7 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 5 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....20 14 12 9 8 7 RH (%)..........33 41 44 47 51 53 20FT WIND MPH...N 8 N 8 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 3 20FT WIND GUST..11 11 9 8 7 4 MIXHGT AGL FT...2346 2270 2206 2041 1753 1468 MIXHGT AGL M....715 691 672 622 534 447 MIXHGT MSL FT...2907 2831 2766 2602 2314 2029 MIXHGT MSL M....886 862 843 793 705 618 TRANS WND MPH...N 17 N 17 N 17 NE 13 NE 13 NE 13 TRANS WND M/S...N 8 N 8 N 8 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....5 6 13 17 25 23 RH (%)..........57 55 40 32 24 27 20FT WIND MPH...N 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 20FT WIND GUST..4 2 2 2 2 2 MIXHGT AGL FT...1292 1273 1679 2339 2649 2478 MIXHGT AGL M....393 388 511 712 807 755 MIXHGT MSL FT...1853 1833 2240 2900 3210 3039 MIXHGT MSL M....564 558 682 883 978 926 TRANS WND MPH...NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 TRANS WND M/S...NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL S. REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN - AFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090115.C13__.01/MEG