FNUS74 KMEG 011237
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 3 4 8...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
737 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY BRINGING DRY
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN
ABOVE 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH ON THURSDAY BRINGING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.  STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA ALLOWING DRY CONDITIONS TO RETURN FOR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMPERATURE.....59     66     70     69
RH (%)..........48     38     33     35
20FT WIND MPH...E 5    E 6    E 8    E 7
20FT WIND GUST..7      8      11     9
MIXHGT AGL FT...2350   2816   3114   1974
MIXHGT AGL M....716    858    949    601
MIXHGT MSL FT...2768   3216   3520   2357
MIXHGT MSL M....843    980    1072   718
TRANS WND MPH...E 14   E 13   E 13   SE 10
TRANS WND M/S...E 6    E 6    E 6    SE 4
CATEGORY DAY....3      3      3      2

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMPERATURE.....67     65     61     57     56     54
RH (%)..........40     45     56     74     83     90
20FT WIND MPH...SE 6   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 6   SE 7
20FT WIND GUST..8      7      7      7      8      9
MIXHGT AGL FT...882    0      0      0      0      0
MIXHGT AGL M....268    0      0      0      0      0
MIXHGT MSL FT...1239   56     206    197    189    214
MIXHGT MSL M....377    17     62     60     57     65
TRANS WND MPH...SE 8   SE 6   E 6    SE 7   SE 7   SE 8
TRANS WND M/S...SE 4   SE 3   E 3    SE 3   SE 3   SE 4
CATEGORY DAY....1      1      1      1      1      1
PRECIP CHC (%)..10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
MIXHGT AGL FT...84     196    348    552    1230   1998
MIXHGT AGL M....25     59     106    168    374    608
MIXHGT MSL FT...427    611    748    952    1630   2398
MIXHGT MSL M....130    186    227    290    496    730
TRANS WND MPH...SE 12  SE 15  SE 15  SE 16  S 20   S 24
TRANS WND M/S...SE 5   SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   S 9    S 11
CATEGORY DAY....1      1      1      1      2      3

$$
FORECASTER...SCOTTEN K.
REQUESTED BY...PAUL REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090401.COMP3.01/MEG