FNUS74 KMEG 151833 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 25 SE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE-NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1233 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1255 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 25. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMPERATURE.....23 25 24 RH (%)..........37 32 30 20FT WIND MPH...N 12 N 12 N 9 20FT WIND GUST..16 16 12 MIXHGT AGL FT...2573 2906 2839 MIXHGT AGL M....784 885 865 MIXHGT MSL FT...3177 3509 3443 MIXHGT MSL M....968 1069 1049 TRANS WND MPH...N 16 N 16 N 16 TRANS WND M/S...N 7 N 7 N 7 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 3 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....21 18 15 12 9 6 RH (%)..........32 34 37 39 45 52 20FT WIND MPH...N 7 N 8 N 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 3 20FT WIND GUST..9 11 9 8 7 4 MIXHGT AGL FT...2468 2414 2369 2212 1882 1560 MIXHGT AGL M....752 735 722 674 573 475 MIXHGT MSL FT...3072 3018 2972 2816 2485 2164 MIXHGT MSL M....936 919 905 858 757 659 TRANS WND MPH...N 16 N 16 N 16 N 13 N 13 N 13 TRANS WND M/S...N 7 N 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 N 6 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MIN HUMIDITY........23 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.....3 4 11 16 24 22 RH (%)..........58 57 39 31 23 27 20FT WIND MPH...NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 2 E 2 20FT WIND GUST..4 4 4 4 2 2 MIXHGT AGL FT...1379 1417 1781 2282 2411 2285 MIXHGT AGL M....420 431 542 695 734 696 MIXHGT MSL FT...1983 2021 2384 2886 3014 2889 MIXHGT MSL M....604 616 726 879 918 880 TRANS WND MPH...NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 N 3 N 3 N 3 TRANS WND M/S...NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 N 1 N 1 N 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL S. REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090115.HWY25.01/MEG