Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
251 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Wet weather conditions are expected to continue through Friday.
Areas in north Mississippi will see the highest accumulations,
nearing 7 inches beginning today through Friday. Winds look to
become elevated and gusty later this week, but recent rainfall
should squash and fire danger concerns.

ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-100930-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
251 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     100          100          90           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.66         1.05         0.97         0.12
Precip Duration (hrs) 5            12           11           3
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      60 (-3)      69 (+2)      51           65
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+7)      77 (0)       93           51
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 E 7-11 G18                NW 16-20 G32
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 4-8       SE 9-13 G21  E 9-13 G21   NW 18-22 G34
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  400                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1300                      4200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  500                       1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 1500                      4500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  8                     NW 13
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 17                     NW 29
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4000                      18200
Category Day                       3                         5
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              65                        63
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               NE 10                     NW 11
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               NE 22                     NW 25
Dispersion Index      10           26           27           71
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            C            D            D
Stagnation Index      3                         1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-100930-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
251 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           100          90           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         1.14         1.55         0.45         0.07
Precip Duration (hrs) 9            11           8            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      61 (+1)      69 (+4)      51           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     81 (-6)      98           50
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SE 8-12 G20               NW 15-19 G32
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 5-9 G17   SE 9-13 G22  SE 9-13 G19  NW 15-19 G30
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  500                       1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1600                      4700
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  500                       1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 1800                      4900
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  8                     NW 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 18                     NW 28
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4000                      18000
Category Day                       3                         5
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              66                        63
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               NE 10                     NW 11
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               NE 23                     NW 25
Dispersion Index      12           34           34           66
LAL                   3            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            C            D            D
Stagnation Index      1                         1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 56 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-100930-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
251 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           100          100          80
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.48         0.94         0.55         0.16
Precip Duration (hrs) 6            12           11           11
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-2)      72 (+6)      52           63
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     74 (-4)      100          60
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SE 6-10 G19               SW 11-15 G28
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 5-9       S 9-13 G19   SE 10-14 G23 W 15-19 G30
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  500                       1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1600                      3200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  600                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2000                      3600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  8                      NW 13
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 17                      NW 29
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4800                      14300
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              66                        61
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SE  9                     NW 10
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SE 21                     NW 22
Dispersion Index      12           32           17           63
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            C            D            D
Stagnation Index      1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-100930-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
251 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           90           100          70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.63         1.12         0.49         0.12
Precip Duration (hrs) 8            12           11           6
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      60 (0)       71 (+6)      51           64
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     73 (-9)      100          57
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SE 7-11 G19               W 11-15 G26
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 5-9       SE 9-13 G20  SE 11-15 G25 W 14-18 G28
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  500                       900
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1700                      3100
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  600                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2100                      3500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  9                      NW 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 20                      NW 28
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5400                      13200
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              67                        61
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S 10                      NW 11
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S 22                      NW 24
Dispersion Index      12           38           25           59
LAL                   3            3            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            C            D            D
Stagnation Index      1                                      1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-100930-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
251 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           100          90           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.55         1.23         0.37         0.06
Precip Duration (hrs) 9            10           8            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      60 (+1)      70 (+3)      52           66
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     81 (-6)      99           55
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SE 10-14 G22              W 14-18 G33
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 7-11 G17  SE 12-16 G25 SE 11-15 G25 W 16-20 G32
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  400                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1300                      4200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  500                       1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 1500                      4500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  9                     NW 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 20                     NW 28
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4500                      16800
Category Day                       3                         5
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              69                        62
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SE 11                     NW 11
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SE 25                     NW 25
Dispersion Index      15           35           30           76
LAL                   3            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            D            D            D
Stagnation Index                                1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 38 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-100930-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
251 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           90           100          50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.52         1.01         0.45         0.05
Precip Duration (hrs) 7            6            8            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      60 (+3)      72 (+5)      51           66
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     74 (-6)      100          52
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SE 9-13 G21               SW 11-15 G25
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 8-12 G18  SE 11-15 G23 SE 13-17 G29 W 15-19 G29
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  500                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1600                      3500
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  600                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2000                      4000
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  9                     NW 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 21                     NW 28
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5400                      14400
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              69                        62
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SE 11                     NW 10
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SE 25                     NW 22
Dispersion Index      14           42           23           63
LAL                   3            3            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            C            D            D
Stagnation Index      1            1                         2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 32 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$


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