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
343 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air will move into the Mid-South Friday through Sunday as relative humidity
values drop into the 30s. Northwest transport winds will be around 15 mph on Friday and
persist through Saturday. Winds will turn around to the south on Sunday and chances for
wetting rainfall will return on Monday and Tuesday.


ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-100915-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
343 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     10
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-8)      74 (-9)      53           79
RH % (24h trend)      86 (-9)      41 (+6)      87           35
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 8-12 G17                W 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    NW 5-9       N 7-11 G17   NW 3-7       NW 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1700                      2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5600                      6400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1800                      2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 5800                      6700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  7                      NW  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 15                      NW 15
Vent Index (m2/s)                  12600                     14000
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              64                        70
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      NW  5
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 16                      NW 11
Dispersion Index      12           49           8            45
LAL                   1            1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            4            4            4
Stability Class       F            C            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
37 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs around 80. Minimum RH 59 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-100915-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
343 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     10           10
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend)      58 (-9)      75 (-9)      54           79
RH % (24h trend)      84 (-15)     43 (-1)      90           36
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 6-10                    NW 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    N 4-8        N 6-10       N 3-7        NW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1600                      2200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5300                      7100
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1700                      2200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 5500                      7300
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  8                      NW  5
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 17                      NW 10
Vent Index (m2/s)                  13600                     11000
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              67                        70
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  8                      NW  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 17                      NW  7
Dispersion Index      12           49           9            29
LAL                   2            1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            4            4            4
Stability Class       F            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 42 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-100915-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
343 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend)      56 (-8)      72 (-11)     51           78
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-5)      47 (+3)      96           39
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 6-10 G17                W 4-8
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    NW 5-9       N 7-11       NW 2-6       NW 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1400                      1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4500                      6000
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1500                      1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4900                      6400
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  7                      NW  8
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 15                      NW 17
Vent Index (m2/s)                  10500                     15200
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              62                        68
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      W  5
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 16                      W 12
Dispersion Index      11           49           8            48
LAL                   1            1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            4            4            4
Stability Class       F            C            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs around 80. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-100915-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
343 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     10
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-8)      73 (-12)     50           78
RH % (24h trend)      89 (-10)     47 (+1)      98           40
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 6-10                    W 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    NW 4-8       N 7-11       N 2-6        NW 5-9
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1500                      1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4800                      6300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1600                      2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 5200                      6700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  8                      NW  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 17                      NW 14
Vent Index (m2/s)                  12800                     12000
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              65                        69
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      W  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 17                      W  9
Dispersion Index      10           49           9            37
LAL                   1            1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            4            4            4
Stability Class       F            C            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-100915-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
343 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     20           10
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1
Precip Begin          7 PM
Precip End            5 AM
Temp (24h trend)      60 (-12)     77 (-9)      53           80
RH % (24h trend)      84 (-12)     44 (-8)      95           38
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 6-10                    NW 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    N 4-8        N 8-12       N 4-8        NW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1500                      1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5100                      6300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1600                      2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 5300                      6500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  8                      NW  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 18                      NW  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  12800                     8000
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              69                        69
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      NW  2
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 16                      NW  5
Dispersion Index      12           46           11           29
LAL                   3            1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            4            5
Stability Class       E            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 44 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-100915-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
343 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     30           10
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1
Precip Begin          7 PM
Precip End            6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-10)     78 (-9)      51           79
RH % (24h trend)      87 (-9)      43 (-7)      97           37
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 N 5-9                     NW 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    N 4-8        N 7-11       N 4-8        NW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1500                      1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4800                      6100
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1600                      2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 5200                      6500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  8                      NW  5
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 18                      NW 10
Vent Index (m2/s)                  12800                     10000
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              70                        68
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               N  7                      NW  2
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               N 15                      NW  5
Dispersion Index      9            47           12           30
LAL                   3            2            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     5            5            4            4
Stability Class       E            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$