FNUS74 KOHX 280656 FWSOHX SPOT FORECAST FOR M L HIKING TRAIL SOUTH...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1256 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 900 AM CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE...CURRENTLY IN PLACE ACROSS MIDDLE TN WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD TODAY. AS A RESULT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN. WINDS HOWEVER...WONT BE THAT STRONG AND WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER BY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH INCREASING DEW POINTS. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL RETURN BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............51 55 58 61 64 66 66 66 66 RH..............71 65 61 58 56 52 53 55 56 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20FT WIND SPD...5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 20FT WIND GUST..7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 17 20 22 24 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 DISPERSION IDX..26 27 30 32 35 37 40 43 45 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 64 62 62 61 60 RH..............59 64 69 73 74 81 20FT WIND DIR...SE S S S S S 20FT WIND SPD...7 7 8 9 10 12 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 13 14 23 24 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 1900 2000 1900 1900 MIX HGT (M).....580 580 580 610 580 580 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.29 35 39 43 44 44 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 16 17 19 20 20 DISPERSION IDX..48 56 65 72 72 70 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............60 65 71 73 RH..............92 73 60 52 20FT WIND DIR...S SW SW SW 20FT WIND SPD...10 13 15 14 20FT WIND GUST..23 28 31 29 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2200 2600 3300 MIX HGT (M).....580 670 790 1010 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.44 47 48 43 TRANS SPD (M/S).20 21 21 19 DISPERSION IDX..72 88 110 123 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JOHN COHEN REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.MLHIK.01/OHX