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
447 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Rain chances continue to increase each day as a cold front and an
upper level disturbance impact the region. Plentiful
precipitation and MinRH values well above 30% eliminate fire
danger concerns through the period.

ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-242115-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
447 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           20           20
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Showers
Precip Amount         0.06         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            1            1
Precip Begin          6 AM         12 AM        Continuing
Precip End            2 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      80 (-7)      60 (-9)      76
RH % (24h trend)      61 (+3)      100 (0)      60
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    W 2-6                     Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    W 4-8        NW 2-6       N 3-7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1100                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3500                      4200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1200                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    3800                      4400
Transport Wnd (m/s)   W  6                      N  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      N  7
Vent Index (m2/s)     7200                      3900
Category Day          3                         2
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 75                        71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  W  4                      N  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  W  9                      N  7
Dispersion Index      25           7            19
LAL                   3            1            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            4
Stability Class       C            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid
60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 85 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
75 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-242115-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
447 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           20           30
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration (hrs) 1                         1
Precip Begin          6 AM                      6 AM
Precip End            2 PM                      Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      83 (-5)      62 (-7)      77
RH % (24h trend)      59 (+5)      100 (0)      58
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    W 2-6                     Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    W 4-8        NW 2-6       N 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1200                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3900                      4000
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1300                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    4100                      4200
Transport Wnd (m/s)   W  6                      N  4
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      N  8
Vent Index (m2/s)     7800                      5200
Category Day          3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 77                        73
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  W  4                      N  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  W  9                      N 10
Dispersion Index      33           8            19
LAL                   3            1            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            4
Stability Class       C            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
68 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-242115-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
447 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           10           30
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers
Precip Amount         0.10         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration (hrs) 2                         2
Precip Begin          6 AM                      7 AM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      80 (-9)      59 (-9)      78
RH % (24h trend)      68 (+17)     100 (0)      60
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 2-6                    Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    W 4-8        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     900                       1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3100                      3800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1100                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    3500                      4200
Transport Wnd (m/s)   W  7                      N  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      N  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     7700                      3900
Category Day          3                         2
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 78                        71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  W  6                      N  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  W 13                      N  7
Dispersion Index      36           7            17
LAL                   3            2            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            4
Stability Class       C            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 78 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 86 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-242115-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
447 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           10           30
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration (hrs) 2                         2
Precip Begin          6 AM                      6 AM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      81 (-7)      61 (-8)      76
RH % (24h trend)      70 (+17)     100 (0)      63
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 2-6                    Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    W 4-8        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     900                       1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3000                      3500
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1000                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    3400                      3900
Transport Wnd (m/s)   W  7                      N  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      N  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     7000                      3600
Category Day          3                         2
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 79                        72
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  W  6                      N  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  W 12                      N  8
Dispersion Index      40           7            17
LAL                   3            2            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            4
Stability Class       C            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows in
the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 84 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-242115-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
447 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           10           30
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1                         2
Precip Begin          6 AM                      7 AM
Precip End            5 PM                      Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      85 (-5)      62 (-8)      78
RH % (24h trend)      63 (+12)     100 (0)      60
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 2-6                    Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    W 4-8        Lgt/Var      N 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1100                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3700                      3900
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1200                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    3900                      4100
Transport Wnd (m/s)   W  7                      N  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 16                      N  7
Vent Index (m2/s)     8400                      3600
Category Day          4                         2
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 80                        74
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  W  5                      N  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  W 12                      N  9
Dispersion Index      44           7            15
LAL                   3            2            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            4
Stability Class       C            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-242115-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
447 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           20           30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.21         0.07         0.02
Precip Duration (hrs) 3            2            2
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   7 AM
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM         Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      87 (-3)      62 (-7)      79
RH % (24h trend)      61 (+10)     100 (+2)     60
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 2-6                    Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 4-8       Lgt/Var      N 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     1100                      1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3800                      3300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1300                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    4200                      3700
Transport Wnd (m/s)   SW  7                     N  2
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 15                     N  5
Vent Index (m2/s)     9100                      2200
Category Day          4                         2
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 82                        75
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  SW  7                     N  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  SW 16                     N  7
Dispersion Index      40           7            14
LAL                   3            3            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            4
Stability Class       C            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 60. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$