FNUS74 KMEG 161536 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACE EAST...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE-NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 936 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 28 AND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS...MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A FIRM GRIP ON MID-SOUTH WEATHER TODAY. FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST WITH THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE QUITE DRY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. VERY LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THE ARCTIC HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST. STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH SLOWLY WARMING TEMPERATURES. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....20 23 28 26 RH (%)..........42 35 28 33 20FT WIND MPH...NE 7 NE 5 NE 3 N 3 20FT WIND GUST..9 7 4 4 MIXHGT AGL FT...2230 2648 2838 2731 MIXHGT AGL M....679 807 865 832 MIXHGT MSL FT...2640 3058 3248 3141 MIXHGT MSL M....804 932 989 957 TRANS WND MPH...NE 11 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 TRANS WND M/S...NE 5 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 11. MAX HUMIDITY........95 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.....23 20 17 16 14 12 RH (%)..........43 52 62 71 82 93 20FT WIND MPH...N 3 NE 3 E 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 20FT WIND GUST..4 4 2 2 2 2 MIXHGT AGL FT...2168 712 0 34 7 0 MIXHGT AGL M....660 217 0 10 2 0 MIXHGT MSL FT...2578 1122 335 444 377 257 MIXHGT MSL M....785 341 102 135 114 78 TRANS WND MPH...NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 TRANS WND M/S...NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....14 16 20 28 42 39 RH (%)..........89 84 79 60 40 48 20FT WIND MPH...SE 2 SE 5 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 9 20FT WIND GUST..2 7 11 14 14 12 MIXHGT AGL FT...0 538 1285 1961 2353 1535 MIXHGT AGL M....0 163 391 597 717 467 MIXHGT MSL FT...270 900 1706 2371 2775 1897 MIXHGT MSL M....82 274 519 722 845 578 TRANS WND MPH...S 12 S 12 S 12 S 16 S 16 S 16 TRANS WND M/S...S 5 S 5 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 7 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL S. REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090116.TRACE.01/MEG