Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
490
FNUS54 KMEG 180931
FWFMEG
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
An increasingly wet and unsettled pattern will prevail over the
Mid-South this week. Fire weather concerns will be minimal through
the period.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-182200-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
330 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 30 10
Precip Type Tstms None None
Precip Amount 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End 12 PM
Temp (24h trend) 77 (+11) 54 (-3) 73
RH % (24h trend) 48 (+21) 100 (+20) 55
AM Wind 20ft (mph) S 12 G22 Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) SW 13 G23 SW 7 G17 Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 600 600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2000 1800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 700 600
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 2200 2100
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 12 N 3
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 26 N 6
Vent Index (m2/s) 8400 1800
Category Day 4 1
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 70 62
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SW 13 N 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SW 29 N 9
Dispersion Index 48 11 11
Stability Class D F B
Stagnation Index 2 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 88 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
68 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-182200-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
330 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 10
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 78 (+11) 60 (+2) 79
RH % (24h trend) 55 (+25) 100 (+11) 56
AM Wind 20ft (mph) S 9 G21 Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) SW 9 G21 SW 5 Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 700 600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2400 2100
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 800 700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 2600 2300
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 NW 3
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 24 NW 7
Vent Index (m2/s) 8800 2100
Category Day 4 2
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 71 69
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 11 NW 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 25 NW 10
Dispersion Index 52 10 16
Stability Class C F B
Stagnation Index 2 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
RH 80 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 76 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
TNZ001>004-019>022-182200-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
330 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 50 0
Precip Chance (%) 50 50
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Precip Amount 0.03 0.09 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 2 1
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 1 AM
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+8) 55 (+2) 73
RH % (24h trend) 41 (+19) 100 (+42) 58
AM Wind 20ft (mph) S 11 G22 Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) SW 10 G22 SW 6 NW 4
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 500 500
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1800 1700
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 700 600
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 2200 2100
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 NW 3
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 25 NW 7
Vent Index (m2/s) 7700 1800
Category Day 3 1
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 68 62
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SW 13 N 3
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SW 29 N 7
Dispersion Index 52 14 13
Stability Class C F B
Stagnation Index 2 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 87 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
69 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
TNZ048>055-088>091-182200-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
330 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0
Precip Chance (%) 20 40
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1 1
Precip Begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Temp (24h trend) 76 (+8) 59 (+4) 77
RH % (24h trend) 41 (+17) 100 (+37) 57
AM Wind 20ft (mph) S 11 G21 Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) SW 11 G22 SW 6 NW 4
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 700 600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2100 1800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 800 700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 2500 2200
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 NW 4
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 25 NW 8
Vent Index (m2/s) 8800 2800
Category Day 4 2
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 68 68
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SW 12 NW 3
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SW 26 NW 7
Dispersion Index 52 14 16
Stability Class C F C
Stagnation Index 2 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely. Cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 81 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-182200-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
330 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 20
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 79 (+10) 62 (+3) 82
RH % (24h trend) 51 (+24) 100 (+14) 59
AM Wind 20ft (mph) S 9 G20 SW 4
PM Wind 20ft (mph) SW 10 G21 SW 5 W 4
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 800 800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2800 2600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 900 900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 3000 2800
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 11 NW 5
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 24 NW 10
Vent Index (m2/s) 9900 4500
Category Day 4 3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 71 72
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 10 W 5
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 22 W 11
Dispersion Index 53 13 24
Stability Class C F B
Stagnation Index 2 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 74 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-182200-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
330 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 20 10
Precip Type None Showers None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 5 AM
Temp (24h trend) 79 (+10) 60 (+6) 82
RH % (24h trend) 42 (+18) 100 (+38) 53
AM Wind 20ft (mph) S 8 G18 SW 4
PM Wind 20ft (mph) SW 9 G19 SW 5 W 4
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 800 700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2600 2400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 900 900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 3000 2800
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 10 W 5
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 22 W 12
Vent Index (m2/s) 9000 4500
Category Day 4 3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 68 71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 9 W 5
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 20 W 11
Dispersion Index 45 11 26
Stability Class C F B
Stagnation Index 2 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Cloudy. Lows around 60.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$