FNUS74 KMEG 161445 AAA FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR WIRE ROAD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 814 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 27. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMPERATURE.....20 22 25 26 26 24 23 RH (%)..........39 35 32 30 30 35 40 20FTWND DIR.....E E E E SE E E 20FTWND SPD MPH.5 5 3 3 3 3 3 20FTWND GST MPH.7 7 4 4 4 4 4 MIXHGT AGL KFT..2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 MIXHGT AGL KM...0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 MIXHGT MSL KFT..2.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 MIXHGT MSL KM...0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 TRANSWND DIR....E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANS SPD MPH...8 4 4 4 4 4 4 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 2 2 2 2 2 2 PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CATEGORY DAY... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16. MAX HUMIDITY........80 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.....22 19 17 16 17 17 RH (%)..........44 53 64 72 76 78 20FT WIND MPH...E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 6 S 6 20FT WIND GUST..7 7 7 7 8 8 MIXHGT AGL FT...1919 636 0 51 24 0 MIXHGT AGL M....584 193 0 15 7 0 MIXHGT MSL FT...2217 935 267 349 324 269 MIXHGT MSL M....675 284 81 106 98 81 TRANS WND MPH...SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 TRANS WND M/S...SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 CATEGORY DAY... 2 2 2 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........44 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.....19 21 25 33 45 42 RH (%)..........75 74 70 59 44 53 20FT WIND MPH...S 6 S 8 S 12 S 15 SW 15 SW 13 20FT WIND GUST..8 11 16 21 21 18 MIXHGT AGL FT...0 315 893 1499 1705 1138 MIXHGT AGL M....0 96 272 456 519 346 MIXHGT MSL FT...277 606 1193 1797 2003 1443 MIXHGT MSL M....84 184 363 547 610 439 TRANS WND MPH...S 15 S 15 S 15 S 23 S 23 S 23 TRANS WND M/S...S 7 S 7 S 7 S 10 S 10 S 10 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 CATEGORY DAY... 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL K. REQUESTED BY...SCOTT OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090116.WIRER.01/MEG