FNUS74 KMEG 291117 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR RESEARCH PLOTS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 617 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND AND EVENING. HOWEVER...RAIN FREE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. SLIGHTLY BETTER RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..10 20 20 20 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMPERATURE.....73 80 82 80 DEWPOINT........59 58 58 58 RH (%)..........60 47 43 46 20FT WIND MPH...S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20FT WIND GUST..4 7 8 8 MIXHGT M AGL....1753 2285 2384 2049 MIXHGT FT AGL...5753 7497 7822 6723 MIXHGT M MSL....1913 2439 2539 2204 MIXHGT FT MSL...6279 8005 8331 7231 TRANS WND M/S...SW 3 S 3 S 4 SW 5 TRANS WND MPH...SW 7 S 6 S 9 SW 12 CATEGORY DAY....3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 10 10 10 10 PRECIP TYPE.....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC TEMPERATURE.....78 73 66 65 63 62 DEWPOINT........57 57 58 58 58 58 RH (%)..........48 57 74 78 82 85 20FT WIND MPH...S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 20FT WIND GUST..7 4 2 2 4 4 MIXHGT M AGL....1741 879 21 0 7 30 MIXHGT FT AGL...5714 2884 70 0 26 100 MIXHGT M MSL....1896 1036 176 53 129 185 MIXHGT FT MSL...6223 3400 578 174 426 608 TRANS WND M/S...SW 5 SW 4 SW 3 S 1 SW 1 W 4 TRANS WND MPH...SW 12 SW 9 SW 6 S 2 SW 3 W 8 CATEGORY DAY....4 2 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 30 30 30 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMPERATURE.....61 64 71 76 80 81 DEWPOINT........58 59 61 60 59 58 RH (%)..........90 83 70 58 50 46 20FT WIND MPH...S 2 S 3 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 20FT WIND GUST..2 4 8 9 9 11 MIXHGT M AGL....0 329 1121 1580 1957 2113 MIXHGT FT AGL...0 1082 3680 5186 6423 6933 MIXHGT M MSL....99 484 1276 1735 2112 2268 MIXHGT FT MSL...326 1590 4188 5695 6932 7441 TRANS WND M/S...W 4 SW 4 W 6 W 6 W 4 W 4 TRANS WND MPH...W 9 SW 10 W 14 W 13 W 10 W 10 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 3 4 3 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHASKELSON REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.RESEA.01/MEG