FNUS74 KMEG 041308 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR DENMARK LAKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 708 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THROUGH SATURDAY AS SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP AND MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEVERAL PERIODS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. RAIN FREE WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%)..40 80 80 80 PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE TEMPERATURE.....58 63 65 65 DEWPOINT........51 53 54 55 RH (%)..........78 71 68 69 20FT WIND MPH...SE 13 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 20FT WIND GUST..18 19 21 21 MIXHGT M AGL....605 616 539 428 MIXHGT FT AGL...1988 2021 1770 1406 MIXHGT M MSL....753 761 684 573 MIXHGT FT MSL...2471 2497 2245 1881 TRANS WND M/S...S 13 SE 13 SE 11 SE 11 TRANS WND MPH...S 30 SE 28 SE 24 SE 24 CATEGORY DAY....3 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%)..100 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE TEMPERATURE.....64 64 62 61 60 58 DEWPOINT........55 56 56 56 56 57 RH (%)..........73 75 79 83 87 94 20FT WIND MPH...SE 15 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 S 14 S 13 20FT WIND GUST..21 19 19 19 19 18 MIXHGT M AGL....323 206 264 431 345 252 MIXHGT FT AGL...1061 676 868 1416 1133 828 MIXHGT M MSL....468 350 409 576 490 397 MIXHGT FT MSL...1537 1151 1343 1892 1609 1304 TRANS WND M/S...SE 11 SE 10 SE 10 S 13 S 12 S 11 TRANS WND MPH...SE 25 SE 22 SE 23 S 29 S 26 S 25 CATEGORY DAY....2 2 2 3 3 2 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%)..100 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE TEMPERATURE.....60 60 62 64 61 58 DEWPOINT........57 57 58 58 55 52 RH (%)..........91 91 87 83 81 80 20FT WIND MPH...S 13 S 12 S 10 SW 10 W 10 NW 10 20FT WIND GUST..18 16 14 14 14 14 MIXHGT M AGL....248 367 393 368 681 648 MIXHGT FT AGL...816 1205 1292 1209 2236 2126 MIXHGT M MSL....393 512 538 513 826 793 MIXHGT FT MSL...1292 1681 1767 1685 2712 2602 TRANS WND M/S...S 11 S 10 S 9 S 9 S 9 SW 9 TRANS WND MPH...S 24 S 22 S 21 S 21 S 20 SW 20 CATEGORY DAY....2 2 2 2 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHASKELSON REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110304.DENMA.01/MEG