370  
FNUS74 KMEG 051009  
FWSMEG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HS IU 98-1...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
509 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EDGE TOWARD THE MIDSOUTH FROM THE WEST TODAY,  
RESULTING IN LIGHT WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ENTER NORTH MISSISSIPPI  
TONIGHT, RESULTING IN LIGHT TO CALM 20 FOOT WINDS. LIGHT FOG WILL  
BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WETTING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AFTER  
SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............47 DECREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1219-2103 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 5 26 24 19 11 11 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 66 68 70 71 72 72 73  
DEWPOINT........49 48 46 45 44 44 44 45  
RH..............58 52 45 41 38 37 37 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 11 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 5.7 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.8 5.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 14 14 14 14 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............47.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1158 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO  
6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 5 16 9 13 11 16 12 21 21 12 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 69 66 60 58 56 54 54 53 52 51 51  
DEWPOINT........45 47 49 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 47  
RH..............39 45 54 64 69 74 80 80 83 86 86 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N SE E E SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 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.W NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..W NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............49 INCREASING TO 51 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1524 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........12 26 41 67  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10  
TEMP............50 61 73 76  
DEWPOINT........47 51 51 51  
RH..............89 70 46 41  
20 FT WIND......SE 1G5 SE 2G6 SE 2G7 SE 3G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 4300 4800  
MIX HGT (M).....90 370 1310 1460  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 7 SE 7 SE 8  
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...BAKER  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOWNSEND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512865.0/MEG  
.DELDT 05/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.TOWNSEND@USDA.GOV  
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