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
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.DISCUSSION...No significant fog development is expected Friday
morning but patchy early morning fog is possible in the southeast
Saturday. Ridging surface and aloft will dominate as they shift
east across the region through Friday. This will result in dry
weather with a warming trend through Monday. Rain chances will
return Monday night ahead of a low pressure system that will move
across the region Tuesday and Wednesday.


ARZ074-075-290915-
Ashley-Chicot-
Including the cities of Crossett, North Crossett, Hamburg,
West Crossett, Dermott, Lake Village, and Eudora
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      43 (+3)      74 (+7)      52           79
RH % (24H Trend)      81 (-6)      32 (+2)      87           43
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  7                      S  9 G19
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  9         S  8 G19     S  9 G19
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  64                        64
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1557                      1532
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5108                      5027
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  8                      SW  9
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 17                      SW 20
Vent Index (metric)                12038                     13427
Vent Index (English)               88113                     98278
Stag Index            3            2            3            2
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         5                         5
Dispersion Index      3            76           8            82

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-290915-
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
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      41 (0)       72 (+6)      51           77
RH % (24H Trend)      82 (-5)      33 (+6)      87           44
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  6                      S  9 G21
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  9         S  7 G17     SW 10 G21
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  63                        64
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1685                      1622
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5528                      5323
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  7                      SW  9
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 15                      SW 20
Vent Index (metric)                11291                     14218
Vent Index (English)               82644                     104065
Stag Index            3            3            2            2
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         5                         5
Dispersion Index      3            73           9            82

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-290915-
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
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      39 (-1)      73 (+7)      49           78
RH % (24H Trend)      86 (+5)      27 (+2)      84           38
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   SW  6
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  6         S  5         SW  7
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  62                        63
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1765                      1730
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5791                      5675
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  5                      SW  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW 17
Vent Index (metric)                9099                      13374
Vent Index (English)               66597                     97894
Stag Index            3            3            3            3
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            C            E            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         6                         5
Dispersion Index      4            69           5            103

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-290915-
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
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      40 (-1)      73 (+6)      50           79
RH % (24H Trend)      84 (-5)      29 (+1)      89           40
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  5                      S  7 G17
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  7         S  6         S  8 G17
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  63                        64
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1685                      1716
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5527                      5629
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  6                      S  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      S 17
Vent Index (metric)                9552                      13266
Vent Index (English)               69917                     97100
Stag Index            3            3            3            3
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            C            E            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         5                         6
Dispersion Index      2            70           5            89

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-290915-
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
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      39 (-4)      73 (+5)      48           78
RH % (24H Trend)      81 (-1)      25 (+2)      92           37
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S  5
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      SW  7
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  62                        63
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1701                      1780
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5580                      5840
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  5                     SW  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW 16
Vent Index (metric)                7890                      12846
Vent Index (English)               57753                     94024
Stag Index            3            3            3            3
Category Day                       3                         4
Stability             F            B            F            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         5                         6
Dispersion Index      1            62           4            98

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-290915-
Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
Including the cities of Port Gibson, Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst,
Wesson, Fayette, Natchez, Bude, Roxie, Meadville, and Brookhaven
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      42 (+1)      74 (+5)      51           79
RH % (24H Trend)      82 (-10)     31 (+3)      91           43
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    SE  5                     S  6
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  6         S  6         S  7
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  64                        65
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1677                      1688
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5501                      5538
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  6                      S  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      S 16
Vent Index (metric)                9507                      12181
Vent Index (English)               69588                     89162
Stag Index            3            3            3            3
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            C            E            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         5                         6
Dispersion Index      2            72           4            93

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows around 50. Highs in the
upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-290915-
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
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      40 (-3)      74 (+5)      48           79
RH % (24H Trend)      85 (-3)      27 (+1)      97           41
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S  5
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  5         S  5         S  7
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  63                        64
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1789                      1825
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5869                      5987
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  5                      S  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      S 15
Vent Index (metric)                8299                      12228
Vent Index (English)               60744                     89506
Stag Index            3            3            3            3
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            B            F            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         5                         7
Dispersion Index      2            64           3            94

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

LAZ023>026-290915-
Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-
Including the cities of Winnsboro, Jonesville, Harrisonburg,
Newellton, St. Joseph, Waterproof, Vidalia, Ferriday,
and West Ferriday
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      42 (0)       74 (+6)      53           79
RH % (24H Trend)      90 (0)       33 (+1)      93           43
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  6                      S  7 G17
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  8         S  8 G18     S  9 G17
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  64                        65
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1653                      1625
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5423                      5331
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  7                      S  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 15                      S 18
Vent Index (metric)                11076                     13401
Vent Index (English)               81074                     98090
Stag Index            3            3            3            2
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         6                         6
Dispersion Index      3            67           4            73

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. South
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-290915-
Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA-
Including the cities of Bastrop, Oak Grove, Epps,
Lake Providence, Rayville, Delhi, and Tallulah
222 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      43 (+2)      74 (+7)      52           80
RH % (24H Trend)      85 (-5)      33 (+1)      89           43
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    S  6                      S  8 G18
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  9         S  8 G18     S  9 G18
Rain Duratn(hrs)
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  64                        65
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1683                      1594
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 5523                      5229
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  7                      S  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      S 18
Vent Index (metric)                12148                     13145
Vent Index (English)               88920                     96214
Stag Index            3            3            3            2
Category Day                       4                         4
Stability             F            C            D            C
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin
Precip End
Maximum LVORI         5                         5
Dispersion Index      3            68           5            76

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows around 50. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$


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