FNUS74 KMEG 161242
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEEDS CENTER...NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
742 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST TENNESSEE AND
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WILL SAG SOUTH TO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI LATE
THIS MORNING. WHILE IT MAY WEAKEN...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)..60     60     60     60
PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS
TEMPERATURE.....65     72     78     80
DEWPOINT........61     59     57     56
RH (%)..........87     63     50     44
20FT WIND MPH...NE 8   NE 7   W 7    SW 7
20FT WIND GUST..11     9      9      9
MIXHGT M AGL....94     793    1615   2113
MIXHGT FT AGL...309    2603   5301   6933
MIXHGT M MSL....189    890    1710   2208
MIXHGT FT MSL...621    2923   5613   7245
TRANS WND M/S...SW 4   SW 3   SW 3   S 5
TRANS WND MPH...SW 8   SW 6   SW 7   S 12
CATEGORY DAY....1      2      3      4

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FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120316.NEEDS.01/MEG