FNUS74 KMEG 221059 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR C-136...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 559 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP SLIGHT CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH TODAY. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER AND CONTINUED ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING AN INCREASINGLY WET AND STORMY PATTERN TO THE AREA FOR THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK. INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMPERATURE.....53 58 62 65 68 71 71 71 RH (%)..........73 63 57 52 46 42 42 42 20FTWND DIR.....SE SE S S S S S S 20FTWND SPD MPH.6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 20FTWND GST MPH.8 8 9 11 11 11 11 9 MIXHGT AGL KFT..0.2 1.3 2.9 4.5 6.4 7.8 8.1 6.1 MIXHGT AGL KM...0.0 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.5 1.9 MIXHGT MSL KFT..0.5 1.6 3.2 4.8 6.7 8.1 8.4 6.4 MIXHGT MSL KM...0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.0 TRANSWND DIR....SE SE S S S S SW S TRANS SPD MPH...5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMPERATURE.....71 66 63 61 60 58 55 55 54 54 53 53 RH (%)..........43 52 58 63 67 73 79 81 82 83 83 85 20FTWND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE 20FTWND SPD MPH.7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 20FTWND GST MPH.9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 MIXHGT AGL KFT..3.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MIXHGT AGL KM...1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MIXHGT MSL KFT..3.5 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 MIXHGT MSL KM...1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 TRANSWND DIR....S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANS SPD MPH...10 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 CATEGORY DAY....2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMPERATURE.....52 52 52 55 59 61 65 67 69 71 71 71 RH (%)..........86 87 87 76 68 62 54 50 46 43 43 43 20FTWND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FTWND SPD MPH.5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 20FTWND GST MPH.7 8 9 11 14 16 18 19 21 21 21 19 MIXHGT AGL KFT..0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.4 MIXHGT AGL KM...0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 MIXHGT MSL KFT..0.1 0.2 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.7 MIXHGT MSL KM...0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 TRANSWND DIR....SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE TRANS SPD MPH...7 8 13 17 21 21 18 16 16 17 18 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 6 8 9 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...HOWELL REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090322.C136_.01/MEG