366  
FNUS74 KMEG 161043  
FWSMEG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HS IU 98-1...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
543 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS  
OVER THE REGION. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO  
AROUND 20% THIS AFTERNOON LIGHT 20 FT WINDS. ELEVATED WINDS WILL  
INHIBIT FOG DEVELOPMENT TOMORROW MORNING. 20 FT WINDS WILL BE  
GUSTY TOMORROW WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30%.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR BOTH DAYS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............32.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1006-1524 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 2 7 12 5 5 7 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 67 69 71 72 74 74 74  
DEWPOINT........34 32 31 30 30 31 31 33  
RH..............34 27 24 22 21 20 20 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE S S SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.8  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N NW W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 5 5 5 6 5 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE N NW W W W SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............37 INCREASING TO 39 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-914 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 16 19 24 14 20 23 26 25 28 35 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 69 64 60 58 56 55 54 53 52 52 52  
DEWPOINT........35 39 39 40 40 39 39 40 40 40 40 40  
RH..............26 33 40 47 51 53 55 59 61 63 63 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............42 INCREASING TO 47 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1676 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (15600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........41 14 10 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 60 75 81  
DEWPOINT........41 46 48 48  
RH..............66 60 38 32  
20 FT WIND......SE 6G11 S 7G14 S 9G17 S 9G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1600 3900 5300  
MIX HGT (M).....120 490 1190 1620  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 15 S 20 S 21  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 S 7 S 9 S 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 3 10 15  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...HERDLISKA  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOWNSEND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510533.0/MEG  
.DELDT 04/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.TOWNSEND@USDA.GOV  
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