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Fire Weather Forecast for Mid South Zone 3

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK WITH DECREASING RAIN CHANCES AS WEAK BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
BUILDS OVER THE AREA.



BENTON TN-CARROLL-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-
INCLUDING...WEST TENNESSEE DISTRICT NORTH
310 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHANCE (%)     20           20           0            20
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN)    0.01         0.05         0.00         0.02
PRECIP DUR (HRS)      1            1                         1
PRECIP BEGINS         6 PM         7 AM                      7 AM
PRECIP ENDS           1 AM         6 PM                      CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (-2)      85 (+1)      65           87
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (+1)      54 (0)       90           50
AM 20 FT WIND (MPH)                S 3-7                     S 3-7
PM 20 FT WIND (MPH)   S 2-6        S 4-8        S 2-6        S 3-7
MIXING HGT (M-AGL)                 1711                      1880
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                5613                      6168
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1834                      2001
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                6018                      6566
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  7                      S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      S 16
VENT INDEX (M2/S)                  12838                     14007
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F)              79                        80
500M TSPT WIND (M/S)               S  5                      S  7
500M TSPT WIND (MPH)               S 12                      S 15
DISPERSION INDEX      12           45           16           56
LAL                   4            2            2            2
LASI                  3            3            3            3
LVORI                 2            2            2            1
STABILITY             E            C            F            C
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CLOUDY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Fire Weather Forecast for Mid South Zone 3
