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
137 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonally high late spring humidity will accompany scattered showers
and thunderstorms through the middle of next week. Patchy morning fog
will be possible each day. A cold front will bring cooler temperatures
and lower humidity Thursday into the early part of next weekend.


ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-050915-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
137 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           90           90           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.02         0.44         0.44         0.07
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            4            11           3
Precip Begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      63 (-1)      81 (-2)      64           82
RH % (24h trend)      98 (-1)      58 (+5)      99           57
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   S 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      S 2-6        Lgt/Var      SW 7-11 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  900                       1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2900                      3300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1000                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3100                      3500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  4                      SW  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      SW 16
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4000                      7700
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              76                        75
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               E  4                      SW  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               E  8                      SW 14
Dispersion Index      7            21           9            37
LAL                   3            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            3
Stability Class       F            C            D            C
Stagnation Index      3            3            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-050915-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
137 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           90           80           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.02         0.50         0.26         0.05
Precip Duration (hrs) 0            6            11           3
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      64 (0)       80 (-2)      64           82
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      66 (+8)      100          60
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   S 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       Lgt/Var      S 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  800                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2600                      3600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  900                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 2800                      3800
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  5                     SW  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     SW 16
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4500                      8400
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              78                        76
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S  4                      SW  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S  9                      SW 15
Dispersion Index      5            26           11           43
LAL                   2            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            3
Stability Class       F            C            D            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            1            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely. 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 53 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-050915-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
137 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           60           80           80
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.02         0.15         0.48         0.21
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            2            10           11
Precip Begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            5 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      62 (-2)      84 (+2)      63           81
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      57 (0)       100          62
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   S 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 2-6       Lgt/Var      SW 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1100                      900
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3700                      2900
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1300                      1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4100                      3300
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  3                     SW  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     SW 16
Vent Index (m2/s)                  3900                      7000
Category Day                       2                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              78                        75
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SE  2                     SW  8
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SE  4                     SW 17
Dispersion Index      6            20           8            39
LAL                   3            4            4            4
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            3
Stability Class       F            B            D            C
Stagnation Index      3            3            1            1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-050915-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
137 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           80           80           70
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.26         0.43         0.17
Precip Duration (hrs)              2            11           9
Precip Begin                       11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      61 (-5)      85 (+3)      63           82
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      55 (-3)      100          59
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   S 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 2-6       Lgt/Var      SW 5-9
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1200                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3900                      3500
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1300                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4300                      3900
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  4                      SW  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      SW 17
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5200                      9600
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              80                        76
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S  2                      SW  8
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S  5                      SW 17
Dispersion Index      5            22           9            48
LAL                   2            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            4            3            3
Stability Class       F            B            D            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. 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. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-050915-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
137 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           80           70           40
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.38         0.24         0.06
Precip Duration (hrs)              5            9            3
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      63 (-2)      83 (0)       64           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      63 (+4)      100          59
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   S 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       E 2-6        S 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  900                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3000                      4000
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1000                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3200                      4200
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  5                      SW  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      SW 16
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5000                      9100
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              79                        76
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S  4                      SW  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S  8                      SW 15
Dispersion Index      4            26           10           41
LAL                   3            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            3
Stability Class       F            C            D            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-050915-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
137 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           70           70           50
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.32         0.36         0.07
Precip Duration (hrs)              3            9            3
Precip Begin                       11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      62 (-2)      86 (+4)      63           84
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      53 (-4)      100          53
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   S 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      S 2-6        Lgt/Var      S 5-9
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1200                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4000                      4200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1400                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4400                      4600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  4                      SW  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      SW 15
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5600                      9800
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              79                        77
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               S  2                      SW  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               S  6                      SW 14
Dispersion Index      4            23           8            40
LAL                   2            4            4            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            4            3            3
Stability Class       F            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            1            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
5 to 10 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...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South 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 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

PWB