Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
443 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Dry and warm weather is expected for today through Thursday morning.
Minimum relative humidity values will be around 40 percent for this
afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms return to the region for Thursday
afternoon with unsettled weather continuing into the weekend.


ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-012115-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
443 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)                  10           20
Precip Type           None         None         Showers
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.13
Precip Duration (hrs)                           1
Precip Begin                                    1 PM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      87 (+4)      63 (+3)      86
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-6)      87 (-5)      41
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 3-7                    S 6-10 G17
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 4-8       S 3-7        S 9-13 G19
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1800                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5900                      5600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1900                      1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    6200                      5900
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  4                      S  9
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  9                      S 21
Vent Index (m2/s)     7600                      16200
Category Day          3                         5
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 78                        80
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  SW  5                     S  8
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  SW 11                     S 18
Dispersion Index      26           10           56
LAL                   1            1            2
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            5
Stability Class       B            F            C
Stagnation Index      3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds 10 to
15 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
54 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-012115-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
443 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)                               40
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.18
Precip Duration (hrs)                           1
Precip Begin                                    1 PM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      86 (+2)      63 (+2)      83
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-3)      88 (-7)      48
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 2-6                    S 5-9
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 2-6        SE 2-6       S 7-11
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1500                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4900                      4600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1600                      1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    5100                      4800
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  4                      S  9
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  8                      S 21
Vent Index (m2/s)     6400                      13500
Category Day          3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 79                        79
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  SW  4                     S  8
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  SW  8                     S 18
Dispersion Index      21           11           56
LAL                   1            1            3
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            4
Stability Class       B            F            C
Stagnation Index      3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. South winds 10 to
15 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
57 percent. South winds around 15 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-012115-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
443 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     10                        10
Precip Type           None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend)      87 (+7)      61 (+2)      87
RH % (24h trend)      41 (-8)      90 (-6)      38
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 2-6                     S 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 3-7       S 2-6        S 7-11 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1500                      1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4900                      5900
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1600                      1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    5300                      6300
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  3                      S  8
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  7                      S 18
Vent Index (m2/s)     4800                      15200
Category Day          3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 78                        80
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  SW  4                     S  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  SW  8                     S 15
Dispersion Index      24           9            52
LAL                   1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            5
Stability Class       B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-012115-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
443 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)                               10
Precip Type           None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend)      87 (+5)      61 (+1)      86
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-8)      90 (-7)      39
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 2-6                     SE 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 2-6        SE 2-6       S 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1500                      1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5000                      5900
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1600                      1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    5400                      6300
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  3                      S  8
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  6                      S 18
Vent Index (m2/s)     4800                      15200
Category Day          3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 78                        80
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  SW  3                     S  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  SW  7                     S 15
Dispersion Index      16           9            51
LAL                   1            1            2
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            5
Stability Class       B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-012115-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
443 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)                               30
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.13
Precip Duration (hrs)                           1
Precip Begin                                    1 PM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      87 (+4)      63 (+2)      85
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-11)     89 (-8)      47
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var                   SE 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 2-6        SE 2-6       S 8-12 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1700                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5600                      5200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1800                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    5800                      5500
Transport Wnd (m/s)   SE  3                     S  8
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  6                     S 18
Vent Index (m2/s)     5400                      13600
Category Day          3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 80                        79
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  S  2                      S  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  S  5                      S 15
Dispersion Index      15           10           47
LAL                   1            1            3
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            4
Stability Class       B            F            C
Stagnation Index      3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds 10 to
15 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
56 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-012115-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
443 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)                               10
Precip Type           None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend)      87 (+5)      61 (+2)      86
RH % (24h trend)      38 (-11)     92 (-8)      39
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var                   SE 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SE 2-6       Lgt/Var      S 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1700                      1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5500                      6100
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1800                      2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    5900                      6500
Transport Wnd (m/s)   SE  3                     S  8
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  6                     S 17
Vent Index (m2/s)     5400                      16000
Category Day          3                         5
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 79                        80
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  SE  2                     S  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  SE  4                     S 13
Dispersion Index      12           8            47
LAL                   1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            4
Stability Class       B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$