Fire Weather Forecast (Memphis Zone 1).DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE MIDSOUTH REGION. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 48
HOURS PROMPTING A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. DAYTIME HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL
LIKELY TOP THE 60 DEGREE MARK IN MOST PLACES. MEANWHILE...A
SURFACE LOW OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION WILL CONTINUE ITS EASTWARD
PUSH...AND AS A CONSEQUENCE...EXPECT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND PERHAPS
THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE ON MONDAY EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS OF TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES BY THE
REGION...A TRIALING COLD FRONT WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE
LATE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR SOME
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...NEAR AND
ALONG THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP INTO THE INTO THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION...AND DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ONCE AGAIN SETUP OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MOVE TO THE EAST BY FRIDAY ALLOWING FOR THE RETURN OF
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR THE START OF THE
WEEKEND.
CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MISSISSIPPI-PEMISCOT-
POINSETT-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING...MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
347 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 20 60 30
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS RAIN
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.00
PRECIP DUR (HRS) 9
PRECIP BEGINS 6 PM
PRECIP ENDS 6 AM
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+9) 59 (+14) 45 50
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-3) 49 (+7) 98 51
AM 20 FT WIND (MPH) SE 10-14 G23 NW 12-16 G24
PM 20 FT WIND (MPH) SE 2-6 S 14-18 G26 S 5-9 NW 15-19 G26
MIXING HGT (M-AGL) 1515 1872
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 4970 6142
MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1601 1958
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 5252 6423
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 15 NW 15
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 35 NW 35
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 24015 29370
CATEGORY DAY 5 5
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 56 46
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) S 13 NW 13
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) S 29 NW 28
DISPERSION INDEX 10 69 42 88
LAL 1 1 3 1
LASI 3 3 2 3
LVORI 0 0 0 0
STABILITY E D D D
STAGNATION INDEX 0 0 0 0
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
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