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
142 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy and humid conditions will prevail through tonight, with
scattered showers and thunderstorms. Dry air will gradually spread
southward behind a cold front on Saturday. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms will remain possible over east central Arkansas and
north Mississippi through early Sunday. Dry and cool weather will
prevail across the Midsouth early next week.


ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-190915-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
142 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           10           20           30
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers      Showers
Precip Amount         0.41         0.00         0.06         0.04
Precip Duration (hrs) 4                         1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM                      1 AM         Continuing
Precip End            5 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      53 (-14)     68 (-16)     48           63
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-4)      39 (-17)     63           38
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 11-15 G23               NE 7-11 G17
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 10-14 G21  NE 9-13 G19  NE 6-10      NE 6-10 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1100                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3700                      3900
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1200                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3900                      4100
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  8                     NE  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 17                     NE 14
Vent Index (m2/s)                  9600                      7800
Category Day                       4                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              57                        53
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  8                      NE  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 18                      NE 16
Dispersion Index      46           48           22           47
LAL                   4            1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            4            5
Stability Class       D            C            E            C
Stagnation Index      3            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
37 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-190915-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
142 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           10           30           60
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers      Tstms
Precip Amount         0.49         0.00         0.06         0.19
Precip Duration (hrs) 4                         1            5
Precip Begin          6 PM                      1 AM         Continuing
Precip End            6 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      55 (-13)     68 (-14)     50           60
RH % (24h trend)      97 (-3)      52 (-11)     76           47
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 9-13                    NE 7-11 G17
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 8-12 G18   NE 7-11      NE 5-9       NE 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  900                       800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2900                      2700
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1000                      900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3100                      2900
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  7                      NE  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 16                      NE 18
Vent Index (m2/s)                  7000                      7200
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              59                        51
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  8                      NE 10
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 17                      NE 22
Dispersion Index      31           43           19           42
LAL                   4            2            2            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            2            3            4
Stability Class       D            C            D            C
Stagnation Index      3            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-190915-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
142 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           20           10           20
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Showers
Precip Amount         0.33         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration (hrs) 7                                      1
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      54 (-11)     69 (-15)     47           64
RH % (24h trend)      99 (0)       44 (-9)      67           38
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 8-12 G20                NE 6-10 G17
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 8-12 G19   N 7-11 G17   N 5-9        NE 5-9
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1000                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3400                      4300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1100                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3800                      4700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  7                      NE  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 16                      NE 13
Vent Index (m2/s)                  7700                      8400
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              57                        54
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      NE  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 16                      NE 14
Dispersion Index      26           41           15           46
LAL                   4            3            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            4            5
Stability Class       D            C            E            C
Stagnation Index      2            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
39 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-190915-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
142 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     80           20           20           40
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers      Showers
Precip Amount         0.38         0.00         0.02         0.09
Precip Duration (hrs) 7                         1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM                      1 AM         Continuing
Precip End            6 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      56 (-12)     69 (-15)     48           65
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     52 (-5)      71           40
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 7-11                    NE 6-10
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 8-12 G18   N 6-10       NE 5-9       NE 5-9
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  800                       1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2700                      3200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1000                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3100                      3600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  7                      NE  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 15                      NE 16
Vent Index (m2/s)                  7000                      7700
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              59                        53
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      NE  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 15                      NE 16
Dispersion Index      23           34           19           44
LAL                   5            3            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            2            3            5
Stability Class       D            C            E            C
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-190915-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
142 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     70           30           30           60
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers      Tstms
Precip Amount         0.27         0.00         0.02         0.22
Precip Duration (hrs) 5                         1            5
Precip Begin          6 PM                      1 AM         Continuing
Precip End            6 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-9)      71 (-11)     52           63
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     62 (-4)      84           53
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 7-11 G17                NE 7-11 G18
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 8-12 G18   N 6-10       NE 5-9       NE 8-12 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  700                       800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2200                      2500
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  700                       800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2400                      2700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  6                      NE  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 14                      NE 17
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4200                      6400
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              64                        54
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      NE  9
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 15                      NE 21
Dispersion Index      16           33           15           38
LAL                   4            3            2            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            2            2            3
Stability Class       D            C            D            C
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 54 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-190915-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
142 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           30           20           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Precip Amount         0.27         0.02         0.01         0.11
Precip Duration (hrs) 4            1            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   1 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      60 (-7)      75 (-7)      51           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      60 (-1)      83           45
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 NW 5-9                    NE 6-10
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 6-10       N 5-9        N 5-9        NE 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  500                       800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1800                      2600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  700                       900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2200                      3000
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  5                      NE  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 12                      NE 15
Vent Index (m2/s)                  3500                      6300
Category Day                       2                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              68                        55
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               NW  6                     NE  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               NW 13                     NE 16
Dispersion Index      17           23           17           37
LAL                   5            3            1            3
LASI/Haines Index     3            2            2            3
Stability Class       E            C            D            C
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 51 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

PWB


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