FNUS74 KMEG 041436 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR C-73 74...HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 836 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE MIDSOUTH TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL FROM THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH TODAY BUT WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY...THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE TO THE REGION. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....30 33 34 32 RH (%)..........39 33 32 34 20FT WIND MPH...NW 9 NW 10 NW 12 N 7 20FT WIND GUST..12 14 16 9 MIXHGT AGL FT...3376 4012 4152 3420 MIXHGT AGL M....1029 1222 1265 1042 MIXHGT MSL FT...3782 4419 4559 3827 MIXHGT MSL M....1152 1346 1389 1166 TRANS WND MPH...NW 15 NW 16 NW 18 N 15 TRANS WND M/S...NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 N 7 CATEGORY DAY....3 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... 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.....29 26 23 22 20 18 RH (%)..........39 44 52 59 65 71 20FT WIND MPH...N 5 N 3 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 1 20FT WIND GUST..7 4 2 2 2 1 MIXHGT AGL FT...2833 1409 634 638 582 492 MIXHGT AGL M....863 429 193 194 177 149 MIXHGT MSL FT...3240 1816 1041 1045 988 899 MIXHGT MSL M....987 553 317 318 301 274 TRANS WND MPH...N 13 N 12 N 9 N 6 NE 6 NE 7 TRANS WND M/S...N 6 N 5 N 4 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 CATEGORY DAY....3 2 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....17 19 29 36 43 43 RH (%)..........76 64 43 36 33 38 20FT WIND MPH...SE 2 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 8 S 8 20FT WIND GUST..2 7 8 8 11 11 MIXHGT AGL FT...448 710 1292 1968 2354 1655 MIXHGT AGL M....136 216 393 599 717 504 MIXHGT MSL FT...855 1117 1699 2375 2761 2071 MIXHGT MSL M....260 340 517 723 841 631 TRANS WND MPH...E 6 E 7 E 7 SE 7 S 10 S 13 TRANS WND M/S...E 3 E 3 E 3 SE 3 S 4 S 6 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...RENCH REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN AFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090204.C7374.01/MEG