FNUS74 KMEG 240118 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR HONEYMOOM COMPLEX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 718 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1914 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE FALLEN SOME BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS SUFFICIENT COMBINED WITH ANTECEDENT WET CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINS TO KEEP CONDITIONS BELOW RED FLAG THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TONIGHT BUT SHOULD AGAIN PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY WITH SOME GUSTS EXPECTED. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW AS WELL BEHIND A COLD FRONT. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLOW WARMING TREND BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCES FOR WILL RETURN BY NEXT MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. .REST OF TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....71 64 58 53 49 45 DEWPOINT........53 52 46 41 38 35 RH (%)..........53 65 65 64 66 66 20FT WIND MPH...SW 10 SW 9 W 9 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 20FT WIND GUST..14 12 12 12 12 12 MIXHGT M AGL....421 69 201 402 503 450 MIXHGT FT AGL...1382 229 661 1321 1653 1479 MIXHGT M MSL....604 252 384 585 686 633 MIXHGT FT MSL...1982 829 1261 1921 2253 2080 TRANS WND M/S...W 11 NW 9 NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 TRANS WND MPH...W 25 NW 20 NW 26 NW 31 NW 32 NW 30 CATEGORY DAY....3 1 2 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP CHC (%)..10 10 10 10 10 10 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....45 46 49 52 53 52 DEWPOINT........33 31 29 28 26 25 RH (%)..........64 55 45 38 35 35 20FT WIND MPH...NW 10 NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 20FT WIND GUST..14 16 19 19 19 18 MIXHGT M AGL....473 780 1222 1646 1906 1884 MIXHGT FT AGL...1552 2560 4010 5403 6255 6183 MIXHGT M MSL....655 963 1405 1829 2089 2072 MIXHGT FT MSL...2152 3160 4610 6003 6855 6800 TRANS WND M/S...NW 13 NW 13 NW 14 NW 13 NW 13 NW 13 TRANS WND MPH...NW 29 NW 30 NW 31 NW 30 NW 30 NW 28 CATEGORY DAY....3 4 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SNIEZAK REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120223.HONEY.01/MEG