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
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN AREA OF RAIN HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE REGION
THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN ALL DAY AND
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL OR REMAIN STEADY ALL DAY. AS THIS
OCCURS THIS MORNING...SOME DRIZZLE MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A MIX
OF A FEW FLURRIES WHERE THE AIR IS COLD ENOUGH. LOOK FOR CLOUDS TO
CLEAR BY TONIGHT WITH COLD CONDITIONS LASTING THROUGH MID WEEK. RH
VALUES WILL BE ON THE LOW SIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MIN VALUES
BETWEEN 25-35%. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY
THU EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BRINGING THE LIKELY HOOD OF SNOW TO THE
REGION. NO FOG IS EXPECTED.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-092230-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      37 (-11)     24 (-7)      43
RH % (24H TREND)      51 (-9)      86 (-13)     33
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NW 14                     N  8
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 14        NW  7        N  7
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     789                       1121
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2588                      3678
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NW 10                     N  5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     N 12
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   7890                      5605
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  59524                     44136
STAG INDEX            2            2            3
CATEGORY DAY          3                         3
STABILITY             D            E            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  37           23           23

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-092230-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      36 (-11)     23 (-7)      43
RH % (24H TREND)      67 (+11)     85 (-15)     34
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NW 13                     N  9
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 15        NW  9        NW  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     745                       1067
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2443                      3502
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NW 10                     NW  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 14
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   7450                      6402
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  56189                     49028
STAG INDEX            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY          3                         3
STABILITY             D            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         1            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  37           33           30

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-092230-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      41 (-9)      22 (-13)     45
RH % (24H TREND)      67 (+17)     85 (-13)     30
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NW  8                     NW 11
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 13        NW  9        NW  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     694                       1205
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2277                      3952
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NW 11                     NW  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     NW 18
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   7634                      9640
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  54648                     71136
STAG INDEX            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY          3                         4
STABILITY             C            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  33           46           33

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-056-092230-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-SMITH-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      41 (-11)     24 (-11)     47
RH % (24H TREND)      66 (+14)     81 (-19)     27
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NW 13                     N  9
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 14        NW  9        NW  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     712                       1156
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2335                      3792
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NW 10                     NW  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   7120                      8092
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  53705                     56880
STAG INDEX            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY          3                         4
STABILITY             D            E            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  37           33           31

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
SLEET. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-092230-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-7)      24 (-13)     47
RH % (24H TREND)      67 (+22)     86 (-13)     24
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NW  9                     N 11
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 14        NW 10        NW  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     681                       1246
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2233                      4087
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NW 10                     NW  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 18
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   6810                      9968
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  51359                     73566
STAG INDEX            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY          3                         4
STABILITY             D            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  29           43           35

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SNOW LIKELY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

LAZ023>026-092230-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      43 (-11)     26 (-9)      47
RH % (24H TREND)      56 (-1)      83 (-10)     31
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      N 14                      N  6
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 13        NW  5        N  6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     793                       1078
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2602                      3536
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   N 10                      N  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 23                      N 13
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   7930                      6468
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  59846                     45968
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          3                         3
STABILITY             D            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  39           11           25

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SNOW WITH RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ053>055-059>062-092230-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      42 (-13)     25 (-10)     48
RH % (24H TREND)      60 (+5)      76 (-19)     28
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NW 13                     N  8
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 15        NW  6        NW  7
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     717                       1067
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2351                      3499
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NW  9                     N  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 14
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   6453                      6402
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  49371                     48986
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          3                         3
STABILITY             D            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  38           20           28

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SNOW...CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ063>066-072>074-092230-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
648 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      48 (-8)      25 (-14)     50
RH % (24H TREND)      67 (+18)     78 (-18)     24
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NW 11                     N  8
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW 14        NW  7        NW  7
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     675                       1167
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2215                      3828
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NW 10                     N  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     N 17
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   6750                      9336
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  50945                     65076
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          3                         4
STABILITY             D            E            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  34           30           32

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SNOW...CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$







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