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

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FNUS54 KJAN 181026
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS A STALLED BOUNDARY OVER THE
NORTHEAST DISTRICTS WAS RESULTING IN THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS
MORNING. THERE WILL REMAIN THE CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY IN THE NORTHEAST
DUE TO THE BOUNDARY. ELSEWHERE NO RAIN IS EXPECTED. RIDGING ALOFT WILL
MOVE OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST AS SURFACE RIDGING CONTINUES ALONG
THE GULF COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND ABOVE NORMAL HUMIDITY THIS WEEKEND AND FOR THE START OF NEXT
WEEK. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA WEDNESDAY. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR NEXT
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SOME STRATUS WAS BEING OBSERVED THIS MORNING
BUT DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED. FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS BUT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-182230-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      88 (+3)      69 (+1)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      54 (-7)      96 (+2)      49
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  8                      S  8
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         S  5         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1619                      1503
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5313                      4932
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   S  7                      S  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 21
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   11333                     13527
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  85008                     103572
STAG INDEX            3            3            2
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            E            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         10           1            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  35           7            43

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-182230-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (+4)      68 (-1)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      54 (-9)      97 (-2)      49
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  8                      S  9
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         S  6         S 11
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1608                      1504
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5276                      4933
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  7                     S  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     S 20
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   11256                     13536
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  79140                     98660
STAG INDEX            2            3            2
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            E            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            2            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  36           6            38

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-182230-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     18           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (+5)      67 (+1)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      54 (-9)      98 (0)       47
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  8                      S  5
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  8        S  3         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.10-0.25    0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1586                      1496
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5202                      4908
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  6                     S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     S 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   9516                      10472
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  72828                     73620
STAG INDEX            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            12 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  37           3            27

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-182230-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      87 (+3)      68 (0)       88
RH % (24H TREND)      49 (-9)      97 (+3)      50
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  6                      S  5
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         S  5         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1616                      1500
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5301                      4922
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  7                     S  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     S 18
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   11312                     12000
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  79515                     88596
STAG INDEX            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            5            10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  36           6            35

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-182230-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      87 (+3)      67 (0)       87
RH % (24H TREND)      50 (-8)      97 (+2)      46
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  8                      S  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         S  4         S  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1572                      1479
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5159                      4853
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  6                     S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     S 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   9432                      10353
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  72226                     72795
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            10           10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  44           5            27

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-182230-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      87 (+2)      69 (0)       88
RH % (24H TREND)      52 (-6)      95 (0)       51
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  6                      S  9
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         S  5         S 10
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1603                      1517
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5258                      4976
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   S  7                      S  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 21
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   11221                     13653
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  84128                     104496
STAG INDEX            3            3            2
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         10           4            10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  39           9            55

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-182230-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (0)       68 (0)       87
RH % (24H TREND)      52 (-6)      95 (-2)      51
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  6                      S  8
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         S  6         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1590                      1510
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5216                      4953
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   S  7                      S  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 20
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   11130                     13590
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  83456                     99060
STAG INDEX            3            3            2
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         10           10           10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  36           8            40

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-182230-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
526 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      87 (+1)      67 (0)       87
RH % (24H TREND)      50 (-4)      96 (-2)      50
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  5                      S  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         S  6         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1609                      1484
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5279                      4869
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   S  7                      S  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      S 17
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   11263                     11872
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  79185                     82773
STAG INDEX            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             A-B          F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         10           0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  41           7            29

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$
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