FNUS74 KMEG 061245
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEEDS CENTER...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
745 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. HUMIDITY
WILL BE CRITICALLY LOW AND SOUTH WINDS WILL BE STRONG TODAY. LOW
FUEL MOISTURE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILL MAKE FOR RED FLAG
CRITERIA TODAY. HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES AND SOMEWHAT LIGHTER WINDS
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL REDUCE THE FIRE DANGER THREAT. THE
NEXT GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....61     68     71     72
DEWPOINT........35     34     33     33
RH (%)..........37     28     24     24
20FT WIND MPH...S 8    S 12   S 14   S 13
20FT WIND GUST..11     16     19     18
MIXHGT M AGL....502    737    920    920
MIXHGT FT AGL...1649   2418   3020   3020
MIXHGT M MSL....597    835    1015   1015
MIXHGT FT MSL...1961   2740   3332   3332
TRANS WND M/S...S 9    S 9    S 10   S 11
TRANS WND MPH...S 20   S 20   S 22   S 25
CATEGORY DAY....3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
CLOUD COVER.....CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....72     67     59     56     54     53
DEWPOINT........36     40     42     44     44     45
RH (%)..........27     36     54     63     69     76
20FT WIND MPH...S 9    S 6    S 6    S 5    S 5    S 5
20FT WIND GUST..12     8      8      7      7      7
MIXHGT M AGL....306    0      0      0      0      0
MIXHGT FT AGL...1005   0      0      0      0      0
MIXHGT M MSL....405    23     46     41     47     52
MIXHGT FT MSL...1330   78     151    136    155    171
TRANS WND M/S...S 7    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 3    S 4
TRANS WND MPH...S 15   S 9    S 10   S 8    S 7    S 8
CATEGORY DAY....2      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...HOWELL
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.NEEDS.01/MEG