FNUS74 KMEG 292052 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR RESEARCH PLOTS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 352 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS HIGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AS TEMPERATURES COOL TOWARDS EXPECTED DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES. LOCALIZED FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS THROUGH SUNRISE...BUT SHOULD BE TEMPERED BY EXPECTED INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. THEREFORE...NOT EXPECTING DENSE FOG AT THIS TIME...BUT PATCHY REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT SHOULD REALLY RAMP UP AFTER MID MORNING TOMORROW. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT AND THEN INCREASE TO AROUND 5 KTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM CLOUD COVER.....MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PRECIP CHC (%)..20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 PRECIP TYPE.....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMPERATURE.....81 77 74 69 67 66 64 63 63 62 62 61 DEWPOINT........62 62 62 62 62 62 61 61 61 61 61 61 RH (%)..........48 60 67 77 82 85 91 93 95 96 98 100 20FTWND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FTWND SPD MPH.5 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 20FTWND GST MPH.7 8 8 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 MIXHGT KM AGL...1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 MIXHGT KFT AGL..3.1 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 MIXHGT KM MSL...1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 MIXHGT KFT MSL..3.6 2.2 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSWND DIR....S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANS SPD M/S...4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 TRANS SPD MPH...8 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 CATEGORY DAY....2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM CLOUD COVER.....MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PRECIP CHC (%)..60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 PRECIP TYPE.....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW WEATHER COV.....SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY TEMPERATURE.....61 61 61 63 66 68 71 72 74 75 75 75 DEWPOINT........61 61 61 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 RH (%)..........100 100 100 95 88 82 75 72 68 65 65 65 20FTWND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FTWND SPD MPH.3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 20FTWND GST MPH.4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 MIXHGT KM AGL...0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 MIXHGT KFT AGL..0.3 0.6 1.1 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.7 MIXHGT KM MSL...0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 MIXHGT KFT MSL..0.8 1.1 1.6 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.2 TRANSWND DIR....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANS SPD M/S...4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 TRANS SPD MPH...9 9 10 12 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 12 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOWELL REQUESTED BY...JIM WALDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.RESEA.02/MEG