FNUS74 KMEG 071037
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR INTER-AGENCY TRACE BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
537 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE BOTH SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MID SOUTH THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE EXCEPTION MAY BE ACROSS FAR
NORTHERN AREAS WHERE A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING
ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL RETURN TO WELL ABOVE AVERAGE LEVELS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND. INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BRING A BREAK
FROM THE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....67     74     78     79
DEWPOINT........54     56     57     58
RH (%)..........62     54     50     48
20FT WIND MPH...S 7    S 7    S 8    S 8
20FT WIND GUST..9      9      11     11
MIXHGT M AGL....596    895    1192   1283
MIXHGT FT AGL...1957   2939   3911   4212
MIXHGT M MSL....711    1014   1306   1398
MIXHGT FT MSL...2334   3327   4288   4589
TRANS WND M/S...S 7    S 6    S 6    S 7
TRANS WND MPH...S 15   S 14   S 14   S 15
CATEGORY DAY....3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..10     10     10     10     10     10
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....79     76     71     68     66     65
DEWPOINT........59     60     60     60     60     60
RH (%)..........51     57     69     75     80     83
20FT WIND MPH...S 7    S 7    S 7    S 6    S 5    S 5
20FT WIND GUST..9      9      9      8      7      7
MIXHGT M AGL....515    3      0      0      0      0
MIXHGT FT AGL...1692   11     0      0      0      0
MIXHGT M MSL....633    106    75     63     66     81
MIXHGT FT MSL...2080   349    248    207    219    269
TRANS WND M/S...S 7    S 6    S 5    S 4    S 3    S 3
TRANS WND MPH...S 15   S 14   S 12   S 8    S 6    S 7
CATEGORY DAY....2      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM
CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..10     10     10
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....65     68     75
DEWPOINT........62     65     67
RH (%)..........90     88     75
20FT WIND MPH...S 5    S 6    SW 8
20FT WIND GUST..7      8      11
MIXHGT M AGL....26     301    801
MIXHGT FT AGL...86     989    2628
MIXHGT M MSL....131    419    915
MIXHGT FT MSL...432    1375   3005
TRANS WND M/S...S 4    SW 7   SW 8
TRANS WND MPH...S 10   SW 15  SW 18
CATEGORY DAY....1      2      3

$$
FORECASTER...HOWELL
REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.INTER.01/MEG