FNUS74 KMEG 201320 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS WEST...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 720 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE MID 50S BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MONDAY NIGHT WILL BRING INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL REMAIN COOL THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY TO BE IN THE 40S WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO UPPER 20S IN OUTLYING AREAS. A WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWARD THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....30 39 49 53 49 DEWPOINT........24 25 26 28 30 RH (%)..........78 57 41 37 46 20FT WIND MPH...S 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 20FT WIND GUST..9 11 12 12 11 MIXHGT M AGL....213 652 861 687 205 MIXHGT FT AGL...702 2140 2826 2255 673 MIXHGT M MSL....299 739 948 773 276 MIXHGT FT MSL...984 2427 3112 2537 907 TRANS WND M/S...SE 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 SE 5 TRANS WND MPH...SE 13 S 16 S 18 S 17 SE 12 CATEGORY DAY....1 3 3 3 1 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 40 40 40 PRECIP TYPE.....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMPERATURE.....48 49 49 49 49 46 DEWPOINT........31 32 34 36 39 41 RH (%)..........50 51 55 61 68 84 20FT WIND MPH...SE 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 20FT WIND GUST..11 11 12 12 11 11 MIXHGT M AGL....0 0 0 14 77 113 MIXHGT FT AGL...0 0 0 49 254 374 MIXHGT M MSL....65 30 77 100 164 199 MIXHGT FT MSL...215 99 254 331 539 656 TRANS WND M/S...SE 4 SE 5 S 6 S 5 S 7 S 8 TRANS WND MPH...SE 9 SE 12 S 13 S 12 S 15 S 17 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..40 40 40 40 40 40 PRECIP TYPE.....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMPERATURE.....47 54 57 61 61 57 DEWPOINT........44 47 50 53 54 53 RH (%)..........87 77 77 76 77 86 20FT WIND MPH...S 8 S 7 S 7 SW 7 SW 6 W 6 20FT WIND GUST..11 9 9 9 8 8 MIXHGT M AGL....112 120 139 161 153 108 MIXHGT FT AGL...370 394 459 531 505 356 MIXHGT M MSL....198 206 225 247 239 194 MIXHGT FT MSL...652 676 741 813 787 638 TRANS WND M/S...S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 TRANS WND MPH...S 16 S 15 S 14 S 13 S 12 S 10 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...BRANDA REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101220.HEADQ.01/MEG