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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast For Extreme Southeast Arkansas,
Northeast Louisiana, and Central Mississippi
National Weather Service Jackson MS
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.DISCUSSION...Moisture will continue to increase today and
tomorrow ahead of a system expected to bring widespread rain
chances at the beginning of next week. Winds will be increased on
Saturday and Sunday, with sustained winds up to 20 mph and gusts
between 30-40 mph areawide. MinRH values will be between 50-60%
this weekend, so no dry weather concerns will be present. Patchy
fog will be possible overnight into the early morning for
southeast MS.

ARZ074-075-260915-
Ashley-Chicot-
Including the cities of Crossett, North Crossett, Hamburg,
West Crossett, Dermott, Lake Village, and Eudora
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     10           10           20           10
Temp (24H Trend)      64 (+1)      83 (+1)      67           86
RH % (24H Trend)      92 (+1)      50 (-2)      90           46
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  8 G17                  S 12 G24
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       SE  6        S 13 G21     S  8 G24     S 15 G25
Rain Duratn(hrs)                                1
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  71                        75
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1510                      2035
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 4954                      6675
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 23                      S 26
Vent Index (metric)                15567                     24121
Vent Index (English)               113942                    176554
Stag Index            3            3            2            2
Category Day                       4                         5
Stability             D            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin                                    8 PM
Precip End                                      1 AM
Maximum LVORI         6                         5
Dispersion Index      8            65           12           121

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and numerous thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-260915-
Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys-
Holmes-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville,
Greenwood, Grenada, Vaiden, North Carrollton, Carrollton,
Greenville, Belzoni, Isola, Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Pickens,
and Goodman
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     10           10           10           10
Temp (24H Trend)      61 (+1)      84 (+4)      66           85
RH % (24H Trend)      92 (+7)      44 (-11)     90           48
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  9 G19                  S 13 G25
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       SE  6        S 13 G22     S  9 G27     S 17 G27
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  75                        74
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1647                      2110
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5403                      6921
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 11                      S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 24                      S 26
Vent Index (metric)                17827                     25010
Vent Index (English)               130482                    183060
Stag Index            3            3            2            2
Category Day                       5                         5
Stability             D            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin                                    8 PM
Precip End                                      1 AM
Maximum LVORI         6                         5
Dispersion Index      5            84           11           125

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and scattered thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. North winds up to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-260915-
Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-Winston-
Noxubee-
Including the cities of Winona, Eupora, Mathiston, West Point,
Columbus, Ackerman, Weir, Starkville, Kosciusko, Louisville,
Macon, and Brooksville
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     10           0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      60 (+4)      85 (+5)      63           84
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (-3)      37 (-8)      90           47
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  7                      S 10 G21
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S 11         S  7 G17     S 13 G21
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  76                        73
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1672                      2103
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5486                      6899
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 11
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 22                      S 24
Vent Index (metric)                16377                     22763
Vent Index (English)               119869                    166611
Stag Index            3            3            2            3
Category Day                       5                         5
Stability             E            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         6                         5
Dispersion Index      5            91           7            95

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and scattered
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. North winds up to 5 mph.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-260915-
Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-
Scott-
Including the cities of Mayersville, Rolling Fork, Anguilla,
Yazoo City, Ridgeland, Madison, Canton, Carthage, Vicksburg,
Jackson, Pearl, Brandon, Richland, Forest, and Morton
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     10           0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      60 (0)       85 (+3)      65           85
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (-5)      41 (-10)     92           46
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  8 G17                  S 12 G25
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S 12 G19     S  8 G20     S 15 G24
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  73                        74
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1702                      2071
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5583                      6794
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  9                      S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 21                      S 26
Vent Index (metric)                15789                     24551
Vent Index (English)               115568                    179701
Stag Index            3            3            2            2
Category Day                       4                         5
Stability             D            B            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         6                         6
Dispersion Index      5            81           9            120

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and scattered
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. North winds up to 5 mph.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-260915-
Neshoba-Kemper-Newton-Lauderdale-Jasper-Clarke-
Including the cities of Philadelphia, Pearl River, De Kalb,
Scooba, Newton, Union, Decatur, Conehatta, Meridian, Bay Springs,
Heidelberg, Quitman, Stonewall, and Shubuta
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     10           0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      59 (+1)      85 (+2)      63           84
RH % (24H Trend)      97 (-3)      37 (-10)     92           46
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  7 G17                  SE 11 G24
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S 12         S  7 G18     S 14 G24
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  74                        73
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1694                      1884
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5557                      6180
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  9                      S 11
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 20                      S 24
Vent Index (metric)                14843                     20390
Vent Index (English)               108639                    149247
Stag Index            3            3            2            3
Category Day                       4                         5
Stability             E            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         8                         6
Dispersion Index      5            82           7            88

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. North winds up to 5 mph.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-260915-
Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
Including the cities of Port Gibson, Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst,
Wesson, Fayette, Natchez, Bude, Roxie, Meadville, and Brookhaven
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      61 (+2)      85 (+1)      66           86
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (-1)      46 (-3)      95           48
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  8 G17                  SE 11 G24
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       S  5         S 11         SE  7 G20    S 14 G23
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  72                        75
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1742                      2184
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5714                      7165
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  9                      S 11
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 20                      S 25
Vent Index (metric)                15262                     24766
Vent Index (English)               111709                    181274
Stag Index            3            3            2            2
Category Day                       4                         5
Stability             D            B            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         7                         5
Dispersion Index      8            78           8            112

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and scattered
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. North winds up to 5 mph.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-260915-
Simpson-Smith-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-
Lamar-Forrest-
Including the cities of Magee, Mendenhall, Taylorsville, Raleigh,
Monticello, New Hebron, Prentiss, Bassfield, Collins,
Mount Olive, Laurel, Columbia, West Hattiesburg, Lumberton,
Purvis, and Hattiesburg
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      60 (+2)      85 (0)       65           85
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (0)      41 (-5)      97           50
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    SE  7 G17                 SE 11 G23
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S 11         SE  6 G18    SE 14 G23
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  72                        73
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1638                      2092
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5374                      6865
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  9                      S 11
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 20                      S 25
Vent Index (metric)                14354                     23729
Vent Index (English)               105062                    173684
Stag Index            3            3            2            3
Category Day                       4                         5
Stability             E            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         9                         8
Dispersion Index      5            81           9            111

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

$$

LAZ023>026-260915-
Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-
Including the cities of Winnsboro, Jonesville, Harrisonburg,
Newellton, St. Joseph, Waterproof, Vidalia, Ferriday,
and West Ferriday
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            10           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      63 (+2)      85 (+1)      67           86
RH % (24H Trend)      98 (-2)      48 (-2)      93           46
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  9 G19                  S 12 G26
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       S  6         S 12 G19     S  8 G22     S 15 G25
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  73                        76
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1718                      2175
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5636                      7137
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 11
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 22                      S 25
Vent Index (metric)                16825                     24669
Vent Index (English)               123147                    180566
Stag Index            3            3            2            2
Category Day                       5                         5
Stability             D            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         7                         5
Dispersion Index      12           68           10           122

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and numerous
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-260915-
Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA-
Including the cities of Bastrop, Oak Grove, Epps,
Lake Providence, Rayville, Delhi, and Tallulah
128 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            10           10           10
Temp (24H Trend)      63 (0)       84 (+1)      67           86
RH % (24H Trend)      92 (-6)      50 (-2)      90           47
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  8 G18                  S 11 G25
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       S  6         S 12 G20     S  8 G22     S 14 G24
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  72                        75
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1686                      2074
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5532                      6806
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 23                      S 26
Vent Index (metric)                17383                     24595
Vent Index (English)               127236                    180019
Stag Index            3            3            2            3
Category Day                       5                         5
Stability             D            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         6                         5
Dispersion Index      7            67           12           119

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and numerous thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$


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