FNUS74 KMEG 222016 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 16 17...USDA FOREST SERV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 216 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1415 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDSOUTH TODAY WITH MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES THAN THE WARMTH OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. LINGERING CLOUDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MIDSOUTH FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....63 60 DEWPOINT........35 37 RH (%)..........35 42 20FT WIND MPH...N 6 N 6 20FT WIND GUST..8 8 MIXHGT M AGL....1112 824 MIXHGT FT AGL...3650 2705 MIXHGT M MSL....1233 946 MIXHGT FT MSL...4047 3106 TRANS WND M/S...N 4 N 4 TRANS WND MPH...N 9 N 10 CATEGORY DAY....3 2 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....51 44 40 38 37 35 DEWPOINT........34 34 33 32 32 31 RH (%)..........55 67 73 74 77 78 20FT WIND MPH...N 6 NE 5 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 20FT WIND GUST..8 7 8 7 7 7 MIXHGT M AGL....184 8 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT FT AGL...605 28 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT M MSL....305 113 80 91 75 50 MIXHGT FT MSL...1002 374 265 300 248 166 TRANS WND M/S...N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 TRANS WND MPH...N 9 N 8 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 10 10 10 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....35 41 51 61 63 64 DEWPOINT........31 34 37 41 43 45 RH (%)..........77 70 54 43 44 48 20FT WIND MPH...E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20FT WIND GUST..7 7 7 8 8 8 MIXHGT M AGL....0 72 210 397 655 534 MIXHGT FT AGL...0 237 692 1305 2150 1755 MIXHGT M MSL....54 172 337 518 776 659 MIXHGT FT MSL...179 565 1107 1702 2546 2163 TRANS WND M/S...E 3 E 4 SE 4 SE 4 S 4 S 4 TRANS WND MPH...E 6 E 8 SE 9 SE 9 S 9 S 9 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL K. REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOWNSEND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.COMPA.01/MEG