National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Fire Weather Forecast (Phillips County)

LAST UPDATED: 219 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
MIDSOUTH TONIGHT WITH RAIN CHANCES DIMINISHING FROM THE WEST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY EASTERN LOCATIONS. MOSTLY RAIN
FREE WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER
ATMOSPHERE SUPPRESSES CONVECTION. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO FEED WARM AND MORE MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA.

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP CHANCE (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN)    0.16         0.06         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DUR (HRS)      1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGINS         6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP ENDS           CONTINUING   6 PM                                   
TEMP (24H TREND)      67 (+2)      86 (+7)      69           90           
RH % (24H TREND)      97 (-3)      61 (-5)      94           49           
AM 20 FT WIND (MPH)                S 2-6                     S 6-10       
PM 20 FT WIND (MPH)   LGT/VAR      S 5-9        S 4-8        S 11-15 G21  
MIXING HGT (M-AGL)                 1528                      999          
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                5014                      3277         
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1590                      1061         
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                5218                      3480         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     S 10         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     S 23         
VENT INDEX (M2/S)                  9540                      10610        
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4            
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F)              81                        81           
500M TSPT WIND (M/S)               SW  5                     S  9         
500M TSPT WIND (MPH)               SW 10                     S 20         
DISPERSION INDEX      20           40           20           66           
LAL                   3            3            2            1            
LASI                  3            3            4            4            
LVORI                 0            0            1            2            
STABILITY             F            B            F            C            
STAGNATION INDEX      1            1            0            0