FNUS74 KMEG 261449
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ EAST...NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
849 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE DANGER WILL REACH ELEVATED LEVELS TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO READINGS OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON... ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 8 TO
15 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 PERCENT.

CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA...BUT
THIS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY AND UPDATED IF CRITERIA VALUES ARE
REACHED. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED TODAY IN ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.

TIME (CST)      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.....49     56     62     64
DEWPOINT........27     23     21     21
RH (%)..........41     27     20     19
20FT WIND MPH...W 7    S 10   S 12   S 8
20FT WIND GUST..9      14     16     11
MIXHGT M AGL....597    1385   1506   906
MIXHGT FT AGL...1959   4545   4943   2973
MIXHGT M MSL....685    1471   1594   987
MIXHGT FT MSL...2250   4827   5230   3240
TRANS WND M/S...SE 5   S 7    S 8    S 7
TRANS WND MPH...SE 12  S 16   S 18   S 15
CATEGORY DAY....2      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HOWELL
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN NAGLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.HQEAS.01/MEG