711  
FNUS74 KMEG 251221  
FWSMEG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLY RX...TENNESSEE DIVISION OF FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
721 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON,  
AS LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS PREVAIL.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............43.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND  
5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).1100-4400 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1341 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 27 22 34 49 45 54 76 80 83  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............51 56 61 64 67 70 71 72 72 71  
DEWPOINT........44 45 45 44 43 42 42 41 42 43  
RH..............77 66 56 48 42 36 35 33 34 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 5 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.4  
MX HT MSL (KFT).1.1 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
3 AM.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT,  
THEN INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT  
INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT OVERNIGHT INCREASING  
TO 50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER 3  
AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............47 INCREASING TO 50 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5  
TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).400-1600 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-488 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO  
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........87 89 92 89 92 93 95 95 90 92 91 90  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 40 50 40 40  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 40 50 40 40  
TEMP............70 69 65 63 62 61 60 59 57 57 57 56  
DEWPOINT........45 47 47 48 47 47 47 48 49 49 49 50  
RH..............41 45 52 58 58 60 62 67 75 75 75 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 8 7 7 8 8 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MX HT MSL (KFT).1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............53 INCREASING TO 58 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).500-4000 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1219 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16  
TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........90 71 59 64  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............30 20 20 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 10  
TEMP............57 62 73 79  
DEWPOINT........51 55 59 59  
RH..............80 78 60 51  
20 FT WIND......SE 7G10 SE 9G14 S 12G17 S 12G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 2500 3800  
MX HT MSL (FT)..500 1000 2500 3800  
MIX HGT (M).....150 300 760 1160  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 S 17 S 17 S 22  
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 S 8 S 8 S 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 6 12  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 

 
FORECASTER...BAKER  
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2412424.0/MEG  
.DELDT 04/25/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.EDWARD.MOORE@TN.GOV  
 
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