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
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Rain and isolated thunderstorm chances and high humidities
throughout the day today and tomorrow will mitigate the freaks
danger for the period. With the increased humidity fog will be
possible in the Delta region and along and south of hwy-84 Friday
night into Saturday morning. Behind a cold front moving through
the area cooler and drier air will follow late this weekend into
early next week.

ARZ074-075-200915-
Ashley-Chicot-
Including the cities of Crossett, North Crossett, Hamburg,
West Crossett, Dermott, Lake Village, and Eudora
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     40           80           80           30
Temp (24H Trend)      51 (-16)     59 (-14)     47           62
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (-2)      63 (-5)      95           45
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE 10 G21                 NE 10 G20
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       NE  7        NE 10 G21    NE  9 G18    N  8
Rain Duratn(hrs)      1            10           12           1
Rain Amount(ins)      0.06         0.79         0.67         0.07
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  53                        49
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  641                       1371
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 2102                      4497
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE 10                     NE  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 22                     NE 15
Vent Index (metric)                6275                      9185
Vent Index (English)               45929                     67230
Stag Index            3                                      2
Category Day                       3                         4
Stability             D            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          4 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   1 PM
Maximum LVORI         5                         7
Dispersion Index      11           44           17           67

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-200915-
Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys-
Holmes-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville,
Greenwood, Grenada, Vaiden, North Carrollton, Carrollton,
Greenville, Belzoni, Isola, Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Pickens,
and Goodman
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     30           80           90           30
Temp (24H Trend)      53 (-14)     61 (-12)     47           61
RH % (24H Trend)      93 (-3)      64 (-11)     96           50
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE 10 G21                 NE  9 G20
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       N  6         NE  9 G21    NE  8 G18    N  8 G17
Rain Duratn(hrs)      1            7            11           1
Rain Amount(ins)      0.03         0.61         0.57         0.06
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  54                        48
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  744                       1654
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 2442                      5426
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  9                     N  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 20                     N 14
Vent Index (metric)                6522                      10230
Vent Index (English)               47741                     74879
Stag Index            3                                      2
Category Day                       3                         4
Stability             D            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          4 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   1 PM
Maximum LVORI         6                         6
Dispersion Index      10           38           11           57

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows around 60.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-200915-
Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-Winston-
Noxubee-
Including the cities of Winona, Eupora, Mathiston, West Point,
Columbus, Ackerman, Weir, Starkville, Kosciusko, Louisville,
Macon, and Brooksville
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     10           70           90           50
Temp (24H Trend)      53 (-11)     64 (-15)     45           60
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (0)       59 (-9)      99           49
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE  7                     NE  8
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      NE  8        NE  7        N  7
Rain Duratn(hrs)                   5            11           2
Rain Amount(ins)      0.00         0.58         0.55         0.14
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  57                        49
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  628                       1170
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 2060                      3838
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  7                     N  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 16                     N 14
Vent Index (metric)                4531                      7236
Vent Index (English)               33166                     52964
Stag Index            3            3            1            3
Category Day                       3                         3
Stability             E            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   7 PM
Maximum LVORI         6                         6
Dispersion Index      6            33           10           46

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-200915-
Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-
Scott-
Including the cities of Mayersville, Rolling Fork, Anguilla,
Yazoo City, Ridgeland, Madison, Canton, Carthage, Vicksburg,
Jackson, Pearl, Brandon, Richland, Forest, and Morton
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     30           70           90           60
Temp (24H Trend)      57 (-10)     69 (-12)     47           60
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     66 (+2)      100          54
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE  7                     NE  9 G19
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       N  5         NE  8 G18    NE  7        N  9 G18
Rain Duratn(hrs)      1            7            11           6
Rain Amount(ins)      0.07         0.90         0.91         0.21
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  62                        49
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  603                       1099
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 1977                      3604
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  6                     NE  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 14                     NE 17
Vent Index (metric)                3727                      8494
Vent Index (English)               27283                     62169
Stag Index            3            3            1            2
Category Day                       2                         4
Stability             E            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   7 PM
Maximum LVORI         9                         6
Dispersion Index      6            30           11           58

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows around 60.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-200915-
Neshoba-Kemper-Newton-Lauderdale-Jasper-Clarke-
Including the cities of Philadelphia, Pearl River, De Kalb,
Scooba, Newton, Union, Decatur, Conehatta, Meridian, Bay Springs,
Heidelberg, Quitman, Stonewall, and Shubuta
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           90           70
Temp (24H Trend)      59 (-6)      74 (-11)     47           59
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+2)     60 (+9)      100          55
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE  5                     N  8 G19
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      N  7         NE  6        N  8 G19
Rain Duratn(hrs)      1            5            7            6
Rain Amount(ins)      0.03         0.74         0.69         0.31
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  64                        50
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  771                       917
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 2528                      3007
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  5                     N  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 10                     N 17
Vent Index (metric)                3575                      7087
Vent Index (English)               26165                     51871
Stag Index            3            3            3
Category Day                       2                         3
Stability             F            A-B          E            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   7 PM
Maximum LVORI         9                         6
Dispersion Index      5            26           10           48

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-200915-
Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
Including the cities of Port Gibson, Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst,
Wesson, Fayette, Natchez, Bude, Roxie, Meadville, and Brookhaven
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           80           60
Temp (24H Trend)      61 (-7)      74 (-11)     48           61
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (0)      69 (+12)     100          60
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE  5                     NE  8 G19
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      N  7         NE  6        N  8 G19
Rain Duratn(hrs)      1            5            11           6
Rain Amount(ins)      0.01         0.06         0.94         0.29
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  68                        51
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  740                       1050
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 2427                      3444
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  4                      NE  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  9                      NE 18
Vent Index (metric)                3051                      8658
Vent Index (English)               22328                     63370
Stag Index            3            3            1            2
Category Day                       2                         4
Stability             F            A-B          D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   7 PM
Maximum LVORI         9                         7
Dispersion Index      4            21           10           56

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-200915-
Simpson-Smith-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-
Lamar-Forrest-
Including the cities of Magee, Mendenhall, Taylorsville, Raleigh,
Monticello, New Hebron, Prentiss, Bassfield, Collins,
Mount Olive, Laurel, Columbia, West Hattiesburg, Lumberton,
Purvis, and Hattiesburg
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     10           60           70           70
Temp (24H Trend)      63 (-4)      81 (-5)      49           61
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     64 (+13)     100          64
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   NE  8 G18
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      NE  5        NE  5        N  8 G18
Rain Duratn(hrs)      1            5            6            6
Rain Amount(ins)      0.01         0.44         0.73         0.31
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  72                        52
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  1195                      922
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 3919                      3024
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  4                     N  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  9                     N 18
Vent Index (metric)                4926                      7602
Vent Index (English)               36055                     55642
Stag Index            3            3            3            1
Category Day                       3                         3
Stability             F            A            E            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   7 PM
Maximum LVORI         9                         8
Dispersion Index      2            25           9            53

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

LAZ023>026-200915-
Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-
Including the cities of Winnsboro, Jonesville, Harrisonburg,
Newellton, St. Joseph, Waterproof, Vidalia, Ferriday,
and West Ferriday
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     20           50           90           50
Temp (24H Trend)      59 (-10)     71 (-12)     50           61
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     69 (+8)      100          56
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE  8                     NE 11 G23
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       NE  6        N  9 G17     NE  9 G17    N 11 G20
Rain Duratn(hrs)      2            5            11           2
Rain Amount(ins)      0.06         0.06         1.08         0.22
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  64                        50
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  753                       1103
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 2469                      3619
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  7                     NE  9
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 15                     NE 21
Vent Index (metric)                5043                      10235
Vent Index (English)               36912                     74913
Stag Index            3            2                         2
Category Day                       3                         4
Stability             E            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   7 PM
Maximum LVORI         9                         7
Dispersion Index      9            30           16           52

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-200915-
Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA-
Including the cities of Bastrop, Oak Grove, Epps,
Lake Providence, Rayville, Delhi, and Tallulah
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     40           80           90           40
Temp (24H Trend)      54 (-15)     63 (-13)     48           61
RH % (24H Trend)      95 (-3)      69 (-1)      97           52
20ftWnd-AM(mph)                    NE 10 G20                 NE 12 G23
20ftWnd-PM(mph)       NE  8        NE 10 G19    NE 10 G18    N 10 G18
Rain Duratn(hrs)      1            7            12           1
Rain Amount(ins)      0.20         0.74         0.88         0.14
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  57                        49
Mixing Hgt(m AGL)                  611                       1327
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL)                 2004                      4354
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NE  9                     NE  9
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 20                     NE 20
Vent Index (metric)                5353                      11629
Vent Index (English)               39178                     85121
Stag Index            3                                      2
Category Day                       3                         4
Stability             D            B            D            B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin          3 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   1 PM
Maximum LVORI         6                         7
Dispersion Index      12           24           16           64

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of sprinkles. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$


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