FNUS74 KMEG 201254 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BEND...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 654 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AT SUNRISE WILL TRANSITION TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY MIDDAY...WITH SOUTH WINDS BECOME LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH. GENERAL OUTLOOK FOR THE MIDSOUTH...A RETURN OF MILDER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATING HUMIDITY TODAY AND SUNDAY... AS SOUTH WINDS RETURN. WETTING RAINS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE DELTA AREAS TOWARD MIDDAY SUNDAY...THEN SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH BEHIND THE DEPARTING RAIN EARLY MONDAY. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE PRIMARILY A WIND SHIFT... WITH STRONGER COLD AIR INTRUSION HOLDING OFF UNTIL TUESDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....53 60 63 60 DEWPOINT........32 33 33 35 RH (%)..........45 36 32 39 20FT WIND MPH...S 5 S 5 S 5 SE 3 20FT WIND GUST..7 7 7 4 MIXHGT AGL FT...2839 4165 4059 1792 MIXHGT AGL M....865 1269 1237 546 MIXHGT MSL FT...3252 4578 4472 2206 MIXHGT MSL M....991 1395 1363 672 TRANS WND MPH...SW 5 SW 3 S 5 S 7 TRANS WND M/S...SW 2 SW 1 S 2 S 3 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 2 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE.....56 50 47 44 41 39 DEWPOINT........36 36 36 36 37 38 RH (%)..........47 57 65 74 85 95 20FT WIND MPH...SE 3 SE 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 20FT WIND GUST..4 2 4 4 4 4 MIXHGT AGL FT...654 0 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT AGL M....199 0 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT MSL FT...1067 345 9 215 190 129 MIXHGT MSL M....325 105 2 65 57 39 TRANS WND MPH...SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 TRANS WND M/S...SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMPERATURE.....37 41 52 58 63 64 DEWPOINT........37 40 42 44 45 45 RH (%)..........100 98 70 59 51 51 20FT WIND MPH...SE 3 SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20FT WIND GUST..4 8 11 14 14 14 MIXHGT AGL FT...0 0 1295 2612 3271 2595 MIXHGT AGL M....0 0 394 796 997 790 MIXHGT MSL FT...150 375 1708 3025 3685 3008 MIXHGT MSL M....45 114 520 922 1123 916 TRANS WND MPH...SE 6 S 8 S 13 S 16 S 21 S 21 TRANS WND M/S...SE 3 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 9 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 2 3 4 3 PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL K. REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100220.BIGBE.01/MEG