FNUS74 KMEG 261328
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 13 AND 16...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
728 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 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)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
CLOUD COVER.....CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....37     43     52     59     62     63
DEWPOINT........32     34     34     33     32     35
RH (%)..........84     71     51     39     32     35
20FT WIND MPH...SE 7   S 8    S 10   S 12   S 12   S 8
20FT WIND GUST..9      11     14     16     16     11
MIXHGT M AGL....0      215    1085   1677   1561   519
MIXHGT FT AGL...0      707    3560   5502   5122   1705
MIXHGT M MSL....38     262    1132   1723   1608   566
MIXHGT FT MSL...125    861    3714   5656   5276   1859
TRANS WND M/S...SE 4   S 7    S 8    S 9    S 8    S 5
TRANS WND MPH...SE 10  S 15   S 17   S 20   S 18   S 12
CATEGORY DAY....1      1      4      4      4      2

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
CLOUD COVER.....CLEAR  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..0      0      0      0      0      0
PRECIP TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER COV.....
TEMPERATURE.....58     54     53     50     47     47
DEWPOINT........36     38     39     39     40     40
RH (%)..........43     54     59     68     75     75
20FT WIND MPH...S 7    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 3    SW 1
20FT WIND GUST..9      7      7      7      4      1
MIXHGT M AGL....43     0      3      3      0      0
MIXHGT FT AGL...142    0      10     12     0      0
MIXHGT M MSL....90     0      49     50     45     25
MIXHGT FT MSL...296    0      164    166    150    83
TRANS WND M/S...S 4    S 3    S 3    S 4    S 3    S 1
TRANS WND MPH...S 8    S 7    S 7    S 8    S 6    S 3
CATEGORY DAY....1      1      1      1      1      1

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REQUESTED BY...SCOTT OSBORNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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