019  
FNUS74 KMEG 020324  
FWSMEG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNCAN LAKE BURN...TENNESSEE DIVISION OF FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
1024 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL OVER WEST TENNESSEE THURSDAY  
AFTERNOON COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT EASTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS AT  
SUNRISE THURSDAY WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MIDMORNING AND  
REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL LIKELY  
BECOME CALM BY SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. THERE IS NO CHANCE OF  
WETTING RAINFALL ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.  
 
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............61.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).1700-5500 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...518-1676 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
2000 FT WINDS.......SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
5000 FT WINDS.......SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P  
SKY (%).........5 6 4 5 5 7 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 80 83 85 86 86 87 86  
DEWPOINT........62 61 61 60 60 60 60 61  
RH..............60 52 48 42 41 41 40 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 8 10 10 10 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.7 3.6 4.3 4.9 5.5 5.4 4.3  
MX HT MSL (KFT).1.7 2.7 3.6 4.3 4.9 5.5 5.4 4.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 9 7 7 7 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3  
2000 FT WND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE  
2000 FT WND SPD.14 12 9 7 6 5 6 7  
5000 FT WND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE E  
5000 FT WND SPD.10 8 7 6 5 6 6 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 5 5 4 5 5 5 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............60 DECREASING TO 56 AFTER 3 AM.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).400-800 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-244 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
2000 FT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO  
21 MPH.  
5000 FT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16  
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID  
SKY (%).........1 2 3 4 7 8 7 8 9 9 9 11  
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............83 79 73 71 70 68 67 66 65 64 62 62  
DEWPOINT........62 62 62 62 61 61 61 60 59 58 57 55  
RH..............49 56 68 73 73 78 81 81 81 81 82 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6  
2000 FT WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
2000 FT WND SPD.9 12 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 20 21 21  
5000 FT WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
5000 FT WND SPD.9 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 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.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............55 INCREASING TO 58 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).400-5100 FT MSL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1554 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 4  
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
5000 FT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 KNOT-FT).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM  
SKY (%).........10 2 4 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 67 79 84  
DEWPOINT........54 55 57 59  
RH..............78 66 47 42  
20 FT WIND......SE 3G10 SE 5G10 SE 3G8 E 5G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1300 3500 4800  
MX HT MSL (FT)..400 1300 3500 4800  
MIX HGT (M).....120 400 1070 1460  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 SE 8 E 9  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 SE 4 E 4  
5000 FT WIND....SE 12 SE 7 E 8 E 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 4 6  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...BAKER  
REQUESTED BY...JON MCFARLAND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2522845.1/MEG  
.DELDT 10/01/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JON.MCFARLAND@TN.GOV  
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