FNUS74 KMEG 051515
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUSKUS LAKE_04052010...USDA  FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1015 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND RAINFREE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WHICH
MAY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE AREA. STRONG STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS FRONT. THURSDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND...DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....74     78     81     82
DEWPOINT........60     59     58     57
RH (%)..........61     52     45     43
20FT WIND MPH...SW 8   SW 8   S 9    S 8
20FT WIND GUST..11     11     12     11

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....81     79     74     69     67     64
DEWPOINT........56     56     58     59     59     59
RH (%)..........42     45     56     71     76     84
20FT WIND MPH...S 7    S 6    S 6    S 7    S 7    S 6
20FT WIND GUST..9      8      8      9      9      8

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON
CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....62     63     70     77
DEWPOINT........59     59     59     58
RH (%)..........92     87     67     52
20FT WIND MPH...S 7    S 8    S 12   S 14
20FT WIND GUST..9      11     16     19

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FORECASTER...BELLES
REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN  AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.PUSKU.01/MEG