FNUS74 KMEG 251152 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR WITCHDANCE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 652 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...AS A SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE EAST KEEPING TEMPERATURES BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE REGION. TONIGHT SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SURGES NORTHWARD. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY WITH SOME POSSIBLY STRONG TO SEVERE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH...BUT A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....41 49 60 66 DEWPOINT........37 40 43 46 RH (%)..........86 71 52 48 20FT WIND MPH...E 7 SE 6 S 5 S 5 20FT WIND GUST..9 8 7 7 MIXHGT M AGL....405 600 808 876 MIXHGT FT AGL...1329 1969 2652 2875 MIXHGT M MSL....530 728 933 1001 MIXHGT FT MSL...1739 2390 3063 3285 TRANS WND M/S...SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 S 6 TRANS WND MPH...SE 14 SE 12 SE 12 S 13 CATEGORY DAY....2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..70 70 70 70 70 70 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMPERATURE.....66 59 57 57 57 57 DEWPOINT........48 49 47 48 50 51 RH (%)..........53 69 71 74 77 83 20FT WIND MPH...SE 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 5 20FT WIND GUST..7 7 7 8 8 7 MIXHGT M AGL....281 0 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT FT AGL...923 0 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT M MSL....406 34 69 66 73 80 MIXHGT FT MSL...1334 113 227 218 240 265 TRANS WND M/S...SE 4 SE 3 E 4 E 3 E 3 SE 3 TRANS WND MPH...SE 9 SE 7 E 8 E 7 E 7 SE 6 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...BRANDA REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110325.WITCH.01/MEG