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Fire Weather Forecast for Mid South Zone 6

.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.



ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-UNION-
INCLUDING...NORTH MISSISSIPPI PORTION NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY...
NORTH UNIT HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST...
NORTH UNIT TOMBIGBEE NATIONAL FOREST...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
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)    0.02         0.02         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)      65 (-2)      86 (+1)      66           89
RH % (24H TREND)      90 (-4)      51 (+3)      90           49
AM 20 FT WIND (MPH)                SE 2-6                    SE 2-6
PM 20 FT WIND (MPH)   SE 2-6       S 3-7        SE 2-6       SE 2-6
MIXING HGT (M-AGL)                 1436                      1198
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4710                      3932
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1561                      1327
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                5122                      4352
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  5                      S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      S 15
VENT INDEX (M2/S)                  7805                      9289
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  9                      S 14
DISPERSION INDEX      12           35           15           45
LAL                   3            2            2            2
LASI                  3            3            3            3
LVORI                 2            1            2            1
STABILITY             E            C            F            C
STAGNATION INDEX      1            1            1            0

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...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...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. NORTH 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 42 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 43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
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Fire Weather Forecast for Mid South Zone 6
