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
256 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonal late spring humidity will accompany scattered showers and
thunderstorms through early next week. Early morning fog will be
possible where skies clear.


ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-030915-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
256 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           40           40           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.57         0.06         0.01         0.02
Precip Duration (hrs) 8            2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      64 (-1)      80 (-6)      63           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+16)    57 (+17)     99           53
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 5-9                     Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 4-8       N 4-8        NE 2-6       SW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1000                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3300                      3600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1100                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3500                      3800
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  4                     SW  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  9                     SW  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4400                      4800
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              72                        71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               NE  3                     SW  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               NE  8                     SW  8
Dispersion Index      15           25           6            22
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      1            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-030915-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
256 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           60           40           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.43         0.10         0.04         0.07
Precip Duration (hrs) 8            3            2            5
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-1)      79 (-5)      64           82
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+15)    63 (+11)     100          57
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 NW 3-7                    S 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 4-8       NW 3-7       E 2-6        SW 3-7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  800                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2700                      3800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  900                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2900                      4000
Transport Wnd (m/s)                E  4                      SW  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  8                      SW  8
Vent Index (m2/s)                  3600                      4800
Category Day                       2                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              72                        71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               E  4                      W  2
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               E  9                      W  5
Dispersion Index      13           18           6            21
LAL                   4            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      2            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-030915-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
256 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           80           40           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.54         0.43         0.04         0.04
Precip Duration (hrs) 5            4            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+2)      79 (-7)      62           82
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+9)     64 (+24)     100          57
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SE 5-9                    S 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 4-8        N 4-8        N 2-6        SW 3-7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  700                       900
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2400                      3100
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  800                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2700                      3500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  4                      W  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  9                      W  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  3200                      4400
Category Day                       2                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              73                        70
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               NE  4                     W  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               NE  8                     W 10
Dispersion Index      11           21           6            24
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            C            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-030915-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
256 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           70           50           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.44         0.26         0.06         0.07
Precip Duration (hrs) 7            4            2            5
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+3)      79 (-7)      63           82
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     65 (+23)     100          56
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 5-9                    S 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 3-7        W 4-8        SW 2-6       SW 3-7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  700                       1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2400                      3400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  900                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2800                      3800
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      W  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      W  8
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4500                      4800
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              73                        71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  4                     W  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW  9                     W  7
Dispersion Index      11           22           5            22
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      2            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-030915-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
256 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           80           60           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.29         0.22         0.15         0.13
Precip Duration (hrs) 9            5            3            5
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      66 (+2)      79 (-6)      62           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+11)    69 (+18)     100          59
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 5-9                    S 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 5-9        SW 5-9       S 3-7        SW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  700                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2200                      3700
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  800                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2500                      3900
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  4                     SW  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     SW  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  3200                      4800
Category Day                       2                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              73                        72
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S  4                      SW  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S 10                      SW  9
Dispersion Index      13           19           11           27
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      1            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Thunderstorms likely and a chance of showers. Partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Lows
in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-030915-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
256 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           80           60           70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.20         0.41         0.18         0.09
Precip Duration (hrs) 6            8            3            5
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+4)      80 (-6)      62           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     66 (+23)     100          55
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 4-8                    S 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 4-8        SW 6-10      S 3-7        SW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  700                       1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2200                      3300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  800                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2600                      3700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  5                     SW  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     SW  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4000                      4400
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              75                        71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  5                     SW  5
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW 10                     SW 11
Dispersion Index      11           24           11           27
LAL                   3            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            3
Stability Class       D            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            1            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

$$

PWB