FNUS74 KMEG 181031 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR C- 13 14 15...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 531 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SPRAWLING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST HALF OF THE COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY. AFTER AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING EXPECT ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND WARM TEMPERATURES. MOST LOCATIONS AROUND THE REGION WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 70S WHICH IS ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A COLD FRONT MOVING WILL APPROACH THE MID SOUTH LATE TONIGHT. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COULD ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMPERATURE.....59 64 67 69 72 74 74 74 RH (%)..........70 58 51 46 42 38 37 38 20FTWND DIR.....S S S S S S S SW 20FTWND SPD MPH.5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 20FTWND GST MPH.7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 MIXHGT AGL KFT..2.6 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.1 MIXHGT AGL KM...0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 MIXHGT MSL KFT..3.2 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.7 MIXHGT MSL KM...1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 TRANSWND DIR....S S S S S S S S TRANS SPD MPH...12 10 9 7 7 7 7 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 CATEGORY DAY....2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....73 64 61 55 53 50 RH (%)..........39 54 65 78 82 84 20FT WIND MPH...SW 5 SW 2 S 1 SW 1 W 1 N 2 20FT WIND GUST..7 2 1 1 1 2 MIXHGT AGL FT...3678 2003 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT AGL M....1121 610 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT MSL FT...4283 2598 538 186 261 284 MIXHGT MSL M....1305 791 163 56 79 86 TRANS WND MPH...S 8 S 9 S 9 S 7 S 5 S 5 TRANS WND M/S...S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 2 S 2 CATEGORY DAY....3 2 1 1 1 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMPERATURE.....48 48 55 63 64 65 RH (%)..........87 90 74 55 49 45 20FT WIND MPH...N 3 N 6 NE 7 N 8 N 9 N 9 20FT WIND GUST..4 8 9 11 12 12 MIXHGT AGL FT...0 628 2579 5165 4713 1812 MIXHGT AGL M....0 191 786 1574 1436 552 MIXHGT MSL FT...0 935 3179 5787 5313 2412 MIXHGT MSL M....0 284 968 1763 1619 735 TRANS WND MPH...S 5 S 6 W 9 NW 13 NW 15 N 16 TRANS WND M/S...S 2 S 3 W 4 NW 6 NW 7 N 7 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 2 4 4 2 PRECIP CHC (%)..30 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL S. REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.C1314.01/MEG