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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
000
FNUS54 KJAN 181936
FWFJAN
Fire Weather Planning Forecast For Extreme Southeast Arkansas,
Northeast Louisiana, and Central Mississippi
National Weather Service Jackson MS
236 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Chances for showers and thunderstorms through the day Friday will
be primarily limited to north of Interstate 20, expanding farther
south across the forecast area on Saturday. Increased humidity
will keep the chances for patchy fog in the forecast generally
across southeastern Mississippi for tonight into Friday morning
and again Friday night into Saturday morning.
ARZ074-075-190915-
Ashley-Chicot-
Including the cities of Crossett, North Crossett, Hamburg,
West Crossett, Dermott, Lake Village, and Eudora
236 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 30 70
Temp (24H Trend) 63 (-6) 73 (-11) 53 63
RH % (24H Trend) 97 (+2) 60 (-10) 94 62
20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 8 NE 9
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 7 N 8 NE 5 NE 9 G17
Rain Duratn(hrs) 2 0 1 7
Rain Amount(ins) 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.34
SILT/500m MLT (F) 67 59
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 703 695
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 2306 2280
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 5 NE 8
Transport Wnd (mph) N 12 NE 17
Vent Index (metric) 3623 5373
Vent Index (English) 26519 39330
Stag Index 3 3 3
Category Day 2 3
Stability D B E B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing 3 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 10 AM Continuing Continuing
Maximum LVORI 7 7
Dispersion Index 10 29 7 34
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.
East winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-190915-
Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys-
Holmes-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville,
Greenwood, Grenada, Vaiden, North Carrollton, Carrollton,
Greenville, Belzoni, Isola, Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Pickens,
and Goodman
236 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 20 60
Temp (24H Trend) 63 (-5) 75 (-8) 55 65
RH % (24H Trend) 98 (+1) 66 (-8) 94 64
20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 8 NE 9 G17
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 7 N 8 N 6 NE 9 G17
Rain Duratn(hrs) 2 0 0 6
Rain Amount(ins) 0.07 0.00 0.01 0.26
SILT/500m MLT (F) 69 60
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 736 881
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 2415 2889
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 6 NE 7
Transport Wnd (mph) N 13 NE 15
Vent Index (metric) 4174 5901
Vent Index (English) 30550 43191
Stag Index 3 3 3 2
Category Day 3 3
Stability D B E B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing 3 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 10 AM Continuing Continuing
Maximum LVORI 8 7
Dispersion Index 7 28 8 32
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ028>033-037>039-190915-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 20 10 50
Temp (24H Trend) 64 (-1) 82 (-2) 55 69
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (0) 62 (-1) 98 58
20ftWnd-AM(mph) W 5 N 6
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 5 NW 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Rain Duratn(hrs) 2 1 1 2
Rain Amount(ins) 0.42 0.03 0.00 0.12
SILT/500m MLT (F) 75 63
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1047 953
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 3434 3127
Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 4 NE 5
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 8 NE 10
Vent Index (metric) 3777 4422
Vent Index (English) 27644 32364
Stag Index 3 3 3 3
Category Day 2 3
Stability E A-B F A-B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Maximum LVORI 8 7
Dispersion Index 5 22 6 30
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. 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 around 80.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ040>044-047>050-190915-
Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-
Scott-
Including the cities of Mayersville, Rolling Fork, Anguilla,
Yazoo City, Ridgeland, Madison, Canton, Carthage, Vicksburg,
Jackson, Pearl, Brandon, Richland, Forest, and Morton
236 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 10 50
Temp (24H Trend) 65 (-3) 82 (-2) 59 72
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+2) 58 (-5) 100 64
20ftWnd-AM(mph) W 5 NE 7
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 6 NW 6 N 5 NE 8
Rain Duratn(hrs) 1 1 1 2
Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
SILT/500m MLT (F) 73 69
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1355 785
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4445 2575
Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 4 NE 5
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 8 NE 12
Vent Index (metric) 4889 4046
Vent Index (English) 35782 29613
Stag Index 3 3 3 3
Category Day 3 3
Stability E A-B E B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Maximum LVORI 9 9
Dispersion Index 5 23 7 27
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
80. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-190915-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 20 20 40
Temp (24H Trend) 64 (-2) 86 (+3) 59 76
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+2) 49 (-7) 100 59
20ftWnd-AM(mph) W 5 NE 5
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Rain Duratn(hrs) 2 1 1 2
Rain Amount(ins) 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.06
SILT/500m MLT (F) 76 70
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1592 911
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 5222 2989
Transport Wnd (m/s) W 4 NE 5
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 NE 10
Vent Index (metric) 5743 4227
Vent Index (English) 42037 30936
Stag Index 3 3 3 3
Category Day 3 3
Stability E A-B F A-B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 1 AM Continuing
Maximum LVORI 9 9
Dispersion Index 8 31 5 27
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ053-054-059>062-190915-
Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
Including the cities of Port Gibson, Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst,
Wesson, Fayette, Natchez, Bude, Roxie, Meadville, and Brookhaven
236 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 10 40
Temp (24H Trend) 64 (-4) 85 (0) 63 77
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+1) 53 (-8) 100 67
20ftWnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 6
Rain Duratn(hrs) 1
Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
SILT/500m MLT (F) 73 72
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1592 985
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 5222 3231
Transport Wnd (m/s) W 3 NE 4
Transport Wnd (mph) W 6 NE 9
Vent Index (metric) 4102 4061
Vent Index (English) 30027 29725
Stag Index 3 3 3 3
Category Day 3 3
Stability E A F A-B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 9 AM
Precip End Continuing
Maximum LVORI 9 9
Dispersion Index 9 25 5 22
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-190915-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 10 40
Temp (24H Trend) 65 (-1) 87 (+3) 64 82
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+1) 48 (-8) 100 61
20ftWnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 5
Rain Duratn(hrs) 1
Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
SILT/500m MLT (F) 73 74
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1715 1321
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 5626 4333
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 3 NE 4
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 7 NE 8
Vent Index (metric) 5304 4765
Vent Index (English) 38819 34881
Stag Index 3 3 3 3
Category Day 3 3
Stability E A F A-B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 7 PM 11 AM
Precip End 1 AM Continuing
Maximum LVORI 9 9
Dispersion Index 7 40 2 23
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
South winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
LAZ023>026-190915-
Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-
Including the cities of Winnsboro, Jonesville, Harrisonburg,
Newellton, St. Joseph, Waterproof, Vidalia, Ferriday,
and West Ferriday
236 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 10 30
Temp (24H Trend) 66 (-3) 84 (-1) 61 75
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+5) 60 (-4) 100 65
20ftWnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var NE 7
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 8 N 5 NE 6 NE 8
Rain Duratn(hrs) 2
Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
SILT/500m MLT (F) 72 70
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1536 967
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 5038 3171
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 3 NE 6
Transport Wnd (mph) N 7 NE 14
Vent Index (metric) 4749 5979
Vent Index (English) 34762 43760
Stag Index 3 3 3 3
Category Day 3 3
Stability D A-B E B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing 10 AM Continuing
Maximum LVORI 9 9
Dispersion Index 5 21 8 27
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
LAZ007>009-015-016-190915-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 20 50
Temp (24H Trend) 65 (-4) 78 (-6) 57 68
RH % (24H Trend) 97 (0) 64 (-5) 95 67
20ftWnd-AM(mph) NW 5 NE 8
20ftWnd-PM(mph) S 7 N 7 NE 6 NE 9
Rain Duratn(hrs) 1 0 2
Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
SILT/500m MLT (F) 71 65
Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 883 647
Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 2897 2122
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 5 NE 7
Transport Wnd (mph) N 10 NE 16
Vent Index (metric) 4096 4668
Vent Index (English) 29984 34164
Stag Index 3 3 3 3
Category Day 3 3
Stability D A-B E B
Wind Shifts
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 10 AM Continuing Continuing
Maximum LVORI 7 7
Dispersion Index 7 25 8 32
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs around 60. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
East winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
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