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Fire Weather Forecast for Mid South Zone 5

.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.



COAHOMA-DESOTO-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA-YALOBUSHA-
INCLUDING...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTH UNIT HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST
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)    0.03         0.04         0.00         0.02
PRECIP DUR (HRS)      1            1                         1
PRECIP BEGINS         6 PM         7 AM                      7 AM
PRECIP ENDS           1 AM         6 PM                      6 PM
TEMP (24H TREND)      67 (-3)      86 (+2)      68           89
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (-4)      54 (+3)      90           50
AM 20 FT WIND (MPH)                SE 3-7                    S 2-6
PM 20 FT WIND (MPH)   SE 4-8       S 3-7        SE 2-6       SE 4-8
MIXING HGT (M-AGL)                 1295                      1277
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4248                      4190
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1367                      1350
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                4485                      4428
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  4                      S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      S 16
VENT INDEX (M2/S)                  5468                      9450
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F)              77                        80
500M TSPT WIND (M/S)               S  4                      S  6
500M TSPT WIND (MPH)               S 10                      S 14
DISPERSION INDEX      13           36           15           49
LAL                   4            2            2            2
LASI                  3            3            3            3
LVORI                 2            1            1            0
STABILITY             E            C            F            C
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            0

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CLOUDY.
LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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Fire Weather Forecast for Mid South Zone 5
