FNUS74 KMEG 241455 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR HS 130 136...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 855 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OCCURRING OVER AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE MIDSOUTH ON THURSDAY BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........30 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.....45 54 57 56 RH (%)..........44 32 30 32 20FT WIND MPH...SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 20FT WIND GUST..8 9 11 12 MIXHGT AGL FT...1028 1729 2781 2267 MIXHGT AGL M....313 526 847 690 MIXHGT MSL FT...1378 2077 3129 2618 MIXHGT MSL M....420 633 953 797 TRANS WND MPH...SE 10 S 9 SE 9 SE 10 TRANS WND M/S...SE 4 S 4 SE 4 SE 4 CATEGORY DAY....1 2 2 2 PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMPERATURE.....51 50 49 47 45 44 RH (%)..........40 50 57 64 75 82 20FT WIND MPH...SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 S 9 S 9 20FT WIND GUST..11 11 12 12 12 12 MIXHGT AGL FT...478 16 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT AGL M....145 4 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT MSL FT...826 333 213 176 149 185 MIXHGT MSL M....251 101 64 53 45 56 TRANS WND MPH...SE 13 SE 10 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 TRANS WND M/S...SE 6 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 20 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMPERATURE.....43 47 51 61 64 62 RH (%)..........89 89 82 64 58 62 20FT WIND MPH...S 9 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 20FT WIND GUST..12 11 11 11 11 9 MIXHGT AGL FT...0 140 309 460 644 463 MIXHGT AGL M....0 42 94 140 196 141 MIXHGT MSL FT...292 478 661 808 992 814 MIXHGT MSL M....89 145 201 246 302 248 TRANS WND MPH...SE 8 SE 12 SE 13 SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 TRANS WND M/S...SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SNIEZAK REQUESTED BY...BILL OSWALT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.HS130.01/MEG