FNUS74 KMEG 281224 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKBELT RESTORATION EAST AND WEST...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 624 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING COLDER AIR INTO THE MID SOUTH... ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. SPRINKLES OR ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND PARTS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI THOUGH ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER EAST TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE EAST ACROSS LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES FRIDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTERACT WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE PRODUCING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE MIDSOUTH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........45 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.....48 52 52 51 DEWPOINT........34 34 32 32 RH (%)..........58 49 46 48 20FT WIND MPH...N 6 N 7 NE 8 NE 8 20FT WIND GUST..8 9 11 11 MIXHGT AGL FT...483 1381 1971 1868 MIXHGT AGL M....147 420 600 569 MIXHGT MSL FT...796 1679 2270 2167 MIXHGT MSL M....242 511 691 660 TRANS WND MPH...NW 8 N 10 NE 12 NE 13 TRANS WND M/S...NW 4 N 4 NE 5 NE 6 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 2 2 PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMPERATURE.....50 47 45 43 40 37 DEWPOINT........31 31 31 31 31 31 RH (%)..........48 54 57 61 69 78 20FT WIND MPH...NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 13 NE 14 20FT WIND GUST..11 12 12 12 18 19 MIXHGT AGL FT...1169 478 359 736 760 639 MIXHGT AGL M....356 145 109 224 231 194 MIXHGT MSL FT...1467 777 657 1034 1059 938 MIXHGT MSL M....447 236 200 315 322 285 TRANS WND MPH...NE 15 NE 14 NE 14 NE 15 NE 15 NE 15 TRANS WND M/S...NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 CATEGORY DAY....2 1 1 1 1 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 40 40 40 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMPERATURE.....35 37 39 41 42 42 DEWPOINT........31 31 32 33 32 32 RH (%)..........83 81 77 72 69 68 20FT WIND MPH...NE 13 E 14 E 13 E 12 NE 13 NE 13 20FT WIND GUST..18 19 18 16 18 18 MIXHGT AGL FT...542 841 866 556 389 457 MIXHGT AGL M....165 256 263 169 118 139 MIXHGT MSL FT...840 1140 1165 854 688 756 MIXHGT MSL M....256 347 355 260 209 230 TRANS WND MPH...NE 16 NE 18 NE 18 NE 15 NE 15 NE 14 TRANS WND M/S...NE 7 NE 8 NE 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 CATEGORY DAY....1 2 2 1 1 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..100 100 100 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL S. REQUESTED BY...SHAWN NAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100128.BLACK.01/MEG