595  
FNUS74 KMEG 081013  
FWSMEG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAGLEY BOTTOM BURN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
513 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON OCTOBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DIP INTO THE MIDDLE 20S THIS  
AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS 20 FT  
WINDS INCREASE BEFORE WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED.  
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AS THE  
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN A HURRICANE IN THE GULF AND  
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN US. WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED  
FRIDAY NIGHT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (41300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 59 64 68 78 82 85 88 88 89 89 87  
RH..............83 83 75 68 48 38 32 27 28 27 26 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.2 4.1 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 1 5 16 25 28 32 34 41 39  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 4 3 3 4 2 4 5 6 4 4 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 80 74 72 70 69 68 67 66 65 63 63  
RH..............36 44 55 59 63 66 68 70 70 70 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E NE E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 61 63 69 76 81 84 86 87 88 88 86  
RH..............75 78 75 61 52 41 36 31 30 28 27 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 8 8 10 11 12 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.8 4.0 4.9 6.0 6.4 6.1 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 13 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 4 10 15 28 44 49 60 64 67 49  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...SIRMON  
REQUESTED BY...TY COBB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623249.1/MEG  
.DELDT 10/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TY.COBB@USDA.GOV  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab TN Page
The Nexlab MS Page
The Nexlab AR Page
Main Text Page