FNUS74 KMEG 041233 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR HSRD C-140 141 126...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 633 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0650 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 69. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%)..40 40 40 80 80 80 PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE TEMPERATURE.....58 58 60 64 66 66 DEWPOINT........51 52 53 55 55 56 RH (%)..........77 80 78 71 68 69 20FT WIND MPH...SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 20FT WIND GUST..11 14 18 19 21 21 MIXHGT M AGL....18 319 517 503 434 390 MIXHGT FT AGL...62 1049 1698 1652 1425 1282 MIXHGT M MSL....140 441 639 625 556 512 MIXHGT FT MSL...462 1449 2098 2052 1825 1683 TRANS WND M/S...SE 6 SE 9 SE 11 SE 11 SE 10 SE 10 TRANS WND MPH...SE 14 SE 20 SE 24 SE 24 SE 23 SE 22 CATEGORY DAY....1 2 3 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 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.....65 64 63 62 61 59 DEWPOINT........56 56 56 57 57 58 RH (%)..........72 75 79 82 88 98 20FT WIND MPH...SE 15 SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 SE 13 S 12 20FT WIND GUST..21 19 19 18 18 16 MIXHGT M AGL....428 594 636 512 380 252 MIXHGT FT AGL...1405 1951 2088 1682 1248 829 MIXHGT M MSL....550 716 758 634 502 374 MIXHGT FT MSL...1805 2351 2488 2082 1648 1230 TRANS WND M/S...SE 10 S 13 S 14 SE 11 S 11 S 10 TRANS WND MPH...SE 23 S 30 S 31 SE 25 S 24 S 22 CATEGORY DAY....3 3 4 3 3 2 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........77 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 61 64 60 57 DEWPOINT........59 59 59 59 55 51 RH (%)..........98 97 93 85 83 80 20FT WIND MPH...S 12 S 10 S 10 SW 10 W 10 NW 12 20FT WIND GUST..16 14 14 14 14 16 MIXHGT M AGL....197 362 418 373 646 611 MIXHGT FT AGL...649 1190 1372 1225 2121 2007 MIXHGT M MSL....319 484 540 495 768 733 MIXHGT FT MSL...1049 1591 1773 1625 2521 2407 TRANS WND M/S...S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 W 8 TRANS WND MPH...S 18 S 20 S 21 S 21 S 18 W 17 CATEGORY DAY....1 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 MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .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 AFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110304.HSRDC.01/MEG