FNUS74 KMEG 231315 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 3 4 8...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 715 AM CST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0710 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STORMY WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH OVER THE NEXT WEEK WITH A COUPLE OF THREATS OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY ALONG WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS A WARM FRONT TAKES SHAPE TO OUR SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL TO MILD. THE WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE MIDSOUTH AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH COOL TO MILD TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....34 45 56 62 64 64 DEWPOINT........31 34 37 40 43 46 RH (%)..........89 64 49 45 45 50 20FT WIND MPH...E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20FT WIND GUST..8 8 8 8 8 8 MIXHGT M AGL....1 25 76 320 577 201 MIXHGT FT AGL...4 83 251 1052 1895 662 MIXHGT M MSL....67 140 195 436 692 304 MIXHGT FT MSL...221 460 640 1432 2272 998 TRANS WND M/S...E 3 E 4 SE 3 SE 4 SE 6 SE 4 TRANS WND MPH...E 7 E 8 SE 7 SE 9 SE 14 SE 10 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 2 1 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..50 50 50 50 50 50 PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMPERATURE.....61 57 55 55 55 55 DEWPOINT........47 47 48 48 49 51 RH (%)..........59 71 75 76 81 86 20FT WIND MPH...SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 20FT WIND GUST..8 9 11 12 12 11 MIXHGT M AGL....0 0 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT FT AGL...0 0 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT M MSL....94 44 69 78 99 93 MIXHGT FT MSL...309 146 228 257 327 307 TRANS WND M/S...SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 TRANS WND MPH...SE 8 SE 9 SE 12 S 12 S 10 S 9 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...BRANDA REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOWNSEND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110223.COMP3.01/MEG