Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FNUS54 KJAN 172036
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHEAST
DISTRICTS THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SHOWERS
POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINING. THE MOIST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON
SATURDAY WITH MIN RH`S FALLING TO THE MID 50 PERCENT RANGE AND THERE
WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHEAST
DISTRICTS ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT
MIN RH`S WILL REMAIN ELEVATED WITH MIN RH`S RANGING FROM 45 TO 50
PERCENT. DENSE FOG FORMATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED SATURDAY MORNING.


ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-181030-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     22           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      68 (0)       87 (+2)      67           89
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (-1)      55 (-6)      96           49
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  6                      S  6
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  4         S  9         S  5         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1301                      1065
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4269                      3494
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  7                     S 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     S 23
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                9107                      10650
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               68304                     80362
STAG INDEX            3            2            3            2
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
STABILITY             E            B            E            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            6 AM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            1            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  6            32           8            38

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-181030-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     37           16           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      67 (-2)      88 (+6)      68           89
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (-8)      57 (-6)      93           47
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  8                      S  8
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  5         S  9         S  6         S 10
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2            1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.25-0.50    0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1276                      711
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4187                      2333
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     S  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     S 18
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                7656                      5688
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               58618                     41994
STAG INDEX            3            2            3            2
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         3
STABILITY             E            B            E            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            1            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  6            33           7            40

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-181030-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     53           33           18           0
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (-3)      85 (+4)      66           90
RH % (24H TREND)      92 (-5)      56 (-3)      93           48
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  5                      S  5
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  6         SW  8        S  4         S  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      3            2            1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.25-0.50    0.10-0.25    <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1388                      932
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4553                      3059
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     S  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     S 14
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                8328                      5592
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               59189                     42826
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         3
STABILITY             E            A-B          F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 AM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  8            28           3            21

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-181030-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     28           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      67 (-1)      88 (+4)      66           88
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (-3)      53 (-5)      96           47
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  6                      S  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  6         S  8         S  5         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1277                      1263
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4191                      4145
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  7                     S  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     S 18
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                8939                      10104
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               67056                     74610
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
STABILITY             E            B            F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            6 AM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            2            10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  9            28           5            36

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-181030-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           23           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-2)      87 (+3)      65           89
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (-7)      53 (-5)      93           47
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  5                      S  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  6         S  8         S  4         S  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2            2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.10-0.25    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1373                      889
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4503                      2917
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     S  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     S 14
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                8238                      5334
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               58539                     40838
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         3
STABILITY             E            A-B          F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            10           10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  11           27           5            25

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-181030-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      68 (-1)      87 (+2)      66           88
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (-5)      55 (+1)      96           50
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  6                      S  8
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  5         S  8         S  5         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1361                      1344
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4465                      4410
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  7                      S 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      S 24
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                9527                      14784
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               71440                     105840
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
STABILITY             E            B            F            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         4            10           10           10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  8            27           6            47

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-181030-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      67 (-2)      87 (+1)      66           88
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (-6)      54 (0)       95           49
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  5                      S  6
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  6         S  8         S  5         S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1320                      1471
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4331                      4825
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  6                      S  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      S 20
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                7920                      13239
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               56303                     96500
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
STABILITY             E            A-B          F            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         10           10           10           10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  11           23           6            39

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-181030-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-2)      87 (+1)      66           87
RH % (24H TREND)      93 (-5)      52 (-2)      96           49
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  4                      S  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         S  9         S  5         S  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1495                      1430
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4905                      4692
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     S 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                8970                      10010
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               63765                     75072
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
STABILITY             E            A-B          F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  12           25           6            42

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$







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