Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
215 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms have begun to pop up across the Mid-
South. This activity will intensify and become more widespread
this evening. North Mississippi has the best chance for showers
and thunderstorms tomorrow before dry and mild conditions are
expected areawide for the weekend.

ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-090915-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
215 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     80                        10
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Precip Amount         0.57         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 5
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      64 (-9)      83 (-1)      54           74
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+2)      38 (-29)     88           41
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 NW 3-7                    N 6-10
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    SW 8-12 G23  NW 7-11      N 7-11 G17   N 7-11
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1300                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4200                      5300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1400                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4500                      5600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NW  8                     N  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     N 13
Vent Index (m2/s)                  11200                     10200
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              76                        61
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               W  7                      N  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               W 17                      N 14
Dispersion Index      30           36           19           44
LAL                   5            1            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            5            5            4
Stability Class       E            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-090915-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
215 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     90           20           20
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.54         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 6                         1
Precip Begin          6 PM                      7 PM
Precip End            6 AM                      6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      66 (-4)      83 (-2)      56           75
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     42 (-28)     87           43
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 W 2-6                     N 6-10
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G23   NW 4-8       N 5-9        N 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1100                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3800                      5600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1200                      1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4000                      5800
Transport Wnd (m/s)                N  5                      N  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 10                      N 14
Vent Index (m2/s)                  6000                      10800
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              79                        63
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               W  5                      N  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               W 12                      N 16
Dispersion Index      31           22           14           49
LAL                   5            3            2            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            5            4
Stability Class       E            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-090915-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
215 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           20           10           10
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Precip Amount         1.75         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 10
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-8)      84 (+1)      53           72
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+4)      43 (-28)     92           45
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 4-8                    N 5-9
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 6-10 G22   W 7-11 G17   NW 6-10      N 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1200                      1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4000                      4800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1300                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4400                      5200
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  8                      N  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 18                      N 13
Vent Index (m2/s)                  10400                     9600
Category Day                       4                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              76                        60
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               W  9                      N  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               W 21                      N 13
Dispersion Index      17           45           23           40
LAL                   5            3            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            5            4
Stability Class       D            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      1            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-090915-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
215 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     90           30           10           10
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Precip Amount         1.37         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 7
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-8)      84 (-1)      55           73
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+5)     45 (-22)     91           46
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 3-7                    N 5-9
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 6-10 G23   W 5-9        N 5-9        N 6-10
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1100                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3600                      5100
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1200                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4000                      5500
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  6                      N  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      N 14
Vent Index (m2/s)                  7200                      10200
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              78                        61
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               W  7                      N  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               W 16                      N 14
Dispersion Index      21           34           20           43
LAL                   5            3            1            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            5            4
Stability Class       D            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      2            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-090915-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
215 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     80           40           30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.41         0.09         0.03         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 5            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   7 PM
Precip End            Continuing   10 AM        6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      66 (-7)      86 (0)       58           76
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     51 (-15)     88           45
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 3-7                    N 7-11
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G23   NW 4-8       N 5-9        N 8-12
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1200                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3900                      5300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1300                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4100                      5600
Transport Wnd (m/s)                NW  4                     N  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     N 15
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5200                      11900
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              80                        64
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               W  5                      N  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               W 12                      N 16
Dispersion Index      27           24           14           49
LAL                   5            3            3            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            5            4
Stability Class       E            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      2            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South 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 and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-090915-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
215 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     80           60           30           10
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.52         0.15         0.05         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 5            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   7 PM
Precip End            Continuing   12 PM        6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      66 (-6)      87 (0)       56           77
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     53 (-10)     90           41
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 4-8 G17                N 5-9
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 5-9 G22    W 4-8        N 4-8        N 7-11
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1200                      1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4100                      5300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1400                      1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4500                      5700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  4                      N  7
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  9                      N 16
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5600                      11900
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              79                        64
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  6                     N  7
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW 14                     N 15
Dispersion Index      19           32           13           46
LAL                   4            4            3            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            4            4            4
Stability Class       E            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$