FNUS74 KMEG 261250 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 13 AND 16...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 650 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FIRE DANGER WILL REACH ELEVATED LEVELS TODAY... AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO READINGS OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...BUT PREDOMINATE BELOW RED FLAG FLAG LEVELS. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN AFTER SUNSET. HUMIDITIES WILL MODERATE ON MONDAY...WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A GULF AIRMASS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM CLOUD COVER.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE..... WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....55 59 61 62 63 63 DEWPOINT........34 33 33 32 33 35 RH (%)..........45 39 35 32 33 35 20FTWND DIR.....S S S S S S 20FTWND SPD MPH.12 12 13 12 10 8 20FTWND GST MPH.16 16 18 16 14 11 MIXHGT KM AGL...1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.5 MIXHGT KFT AGL..4.8 5.5 5.6 5.1 3.6 1.7 MIXHGT KM MSL...1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.6 MIXHGT KFT MSL..5.0 5.7 5.8 5.3 3.8 1.9 TRANSWND DIR....S S S S S S TRANS SPD M/S...8 9 9 8 7 5 TRANS SPD MPH...18 20 20 18 15 12 CATEGORY DAY....4 4 4 4 3 2 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM CLOUD COVER.....CLR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE..... WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....58 55 54 53 53 51 50 48 47 47 47 46 DEWPOINT........36 37 38 38 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 RH (%)..........43 50 54 58 59 63 68 73 75 75 75 77 20FTWND DIR.....S S S SE S S S S S S SW W 20FTWND SPD MPH.7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 20FTWND GST MPH.9 8 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 2 1 1 MIXHGT KM AGL...0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MIXHGT KFT AGL..0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MIXHGT KM MSL...0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MIXHGT KFT MSL..0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSWND DIR....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANS SPD M/S...4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 TRANS SPD MPH...8 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 3 3 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HUSTED REQUESTED BY...SCOTT OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.COMPA.02/MEG