FNUS74 KMEG 201328
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS WEST...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
728 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....34     44     53     51
DEWPOINT........24     26     27     29
RH (%)..........66     49     36     41
20FT WIND MPH...S 8    S 9    S 9    S 8
20FT WIND GUST..11     12     12     11
MIXHGT M AGL....423    816    814    465
MIXHGT FT AGL...1390   2678   2671   1526
MIXHGT M MSL....512    902    901    544
MIXHGT FT MSL...1680   2960   2958   1786
TRANS WND M/S...SE 7   S 8    S 8    S 7
TRANS WND MPH...SE 15  S 17   S 18   S 15
CATEGORY DAY....2      3      3      2

.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

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FORECASTER...BRANDA
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101220.HEADQ.01/MEG