National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Fire Weather Forecast (Mississippi County)

LAST UPDATED: 241 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.DISCUSSION... MOSTLY RAIN FREE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE
DOMINATES THE WEATHER. THERE IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. INCREASING CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE IN THE
UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE PLAINS MOVES TOWARD THE MIDSOUTH. SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO
THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY.

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP CHANCE (%)     0            20           50           50           
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN)    0.00         0.00         0.23         0.36         
PRECIP DUR (HRS)                                3            3            
PRECIP BEGINS                                   6 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP ENDS                                     CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
TEMP (24H TREND)      70 (-2)      86 (-1)      70           83           
RH % (24H TREND)      89 (-7)      54 (+1)      91           62           
AM 20 FT WIND (MPH)                S 11-15 G22               S 11-15 G23  
PM 20 FT WIND (MPH)   S 10-14 G24  S 9-13 G22   S 7-11       SW 11-15 G21 
MIXING HGT (M-AGL)                 1452                      762          
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4764                      2500         
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1538                      848          
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                5046                      2782         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  8                      SW 11        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      SW 25        
VENT INDEX (M2/S)                  12304                     9328         
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4            
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F)              79                        75           
500M TSPT WIND (M/S)               SW 10                     SW 11        
500M TSPT WIND (MPH)               SW 22                     SW 25        
DISPERSION INDEX      57           70           27           69           
LAL                   1            2            4            4            
LASI                  4            3            3            3            
LVORI                 0            0            0            0            
STABILITY             E            C            E            C            
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            0