FNUS74 KOHX 061542 FWSOHX SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENN NWSG...TN DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 942 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MARGINAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER EXISTS TODAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST, A STRONG SOUTH WIND HAS DEVELOPED. IN ADDITION, AN UNUSUALLY DRY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 20% BY MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO ADVECT INTO THE MID STATE OVERNIGHT, LESSENING THE FIRE DANGER FOR WEDNESDAY OWING TO SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............30 30 38 50 53 56 58 62 63 63 63 61 RH..............77 76 56 28 25 25 24 23 22 22 23 26 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20FT WIND SPD...1 5 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 10 9 20FT WIND GUST..3 7 10 13 21 22 23 24 24 24 22 14 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 25 25 26 28 29 30 32 33 35 37 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 DISPERSION IDX..25 28 31 36 41 47 54 63 74 85 95 103 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 54 50 48 46 44 RH..............30 41 50 54 58 63 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT WIND SPD...7 6 6 6 7 6 20FT WIND GUST..12 9 9 9 10 9 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 2800 2100 1400 1100 900 MIX HGT (M).....1010 850 640 430 340 270 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.38 40 43 43 40 37 TRANS SPD (M/S).17 18 19 19 18 17 DISPERSION IDX..108 99 77 53 37 30 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 52 61 65 RH..............72 63 53 47 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE S S 20FT WIND SPD...5 12 13 12 20FT WIND GUST..8 24 28 24 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2300 3600 4200 MIX HGT (M).....340 700 1100 1280 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.35 33 35 37 TRANS SPD (M/S).16 15 16 17 DISPERSION IDX..34 68 109 133 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MARK ROSE REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CARNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.GLENN.01/OHX