FNUS74 KMEG 032227 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR HSRD C-140 141 126...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 427 PM CST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EAST COAST IN COMBINATION WITH LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE PLAINS WILL PROVIDE A STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDSOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOVING EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING WITH RAIN ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT. COOLER AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDSOUTH SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..0 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....73 DEWPOINT........40 RH (%)..........30 20FT WIND MPH...S 10 20FT WIND GUST..14 MIXHGT M AGL....1773 MIXHGT FT AGL...5820 MIXHGT M MSL....1895 MIXHGT FT MSL...6220 TRANS WND M/S...S 7 TRANS WND MPH...S 16 CATEGORY DAY....4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 20 20 20 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMPERATURE.....67 63 57 55 55 55 DEWPOINT........45 47 48 49 50 51 RH (%)..........45 56 73 80 83 85 20FT WIND MPH...SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 S 10 S 9 SE 9 20FT WIND GUST..9 11 12 14 12 12 MIXHGT M AGL....576 62 87 375 217 128 MIXHGT FT AGL...1890 206 287 1232 713 422 MIXHGT M MSL....697 184 209 497 339 250 MIXHGT FT MSL...2290 606 687 1632 1113 822 TRANS WND M/S...SE 6 SE 5 SE 8 S 11 S 8 SE 7 TRANS WND MPH...SE 13 SE 12 SE 17 S 25 S 18 SE 15 CATEGORY DAY....2 1 1 3 1 1 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%)..50 50 50 90 90 90 PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE OCNL OCNL OCNL TEMPERATURE.....55 56 59 62 65 65 DEWPOINT........51 52 53 55 55 55 RH (%)..........86 84 79 77 72 70 20FT WIND MPH...SE 10 SE 13 SE 15 SE 16 SE 14 SE 14 20FT WIND GUST..14 18 21 22 19 19 MIXHGT M AGL....231 386 510 575 640 625 MIXHGT FT AGL...758 1267 1674 1887 2101 2052 MIXHGT M MSL....352 508 632 697 762 747 MIXHGT FT MSL...1158 1667 2074 2287 2501 2452 TRANS WND M/S...SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 TRANS WND MPH...SE 17 SE 23 SE 28 SE 29 SE 28 SE 28 CATEGORY DAY....1 2 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL K. REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN AFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.HSRDC.02/MEG