Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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FNUS54 KJAN 221030
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DISSIPATE OF THE
SOUTHEAST DISTRICTS THIS MORNING BUT ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND
BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO MAINLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
AREA. HIGH PRESSURE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. A RETURN TO WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED THEN. HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS TO DOMINATE THROUGH THE
FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING WITH PATCHY FOG EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-222215-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     32           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      84 (-5)      62 (-4)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      49 (-4)      89 (-8)      37
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE  9                     LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  6        LGT/VAR      N  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1772                      1791
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5813                      5876
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  8                      W  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 14
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   14176                     10746
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  98821                     82264
STAG INDEX            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  52           2            26

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-222215-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     46           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      84 (-5)      61 (-4)      87
RH % (24H TREND)      50 (0)       91 (-9)      37
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE 10                     NW  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         W  3         NW  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1769                      1821
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5804                      5974
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  8                      W  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   14152                     12747
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  104472                    89610
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  48           3            18

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-222215-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     59           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      83 (-6)      61 (-4)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      52 (+3)      92 (-6)      37
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE  9                     W  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         SW  3        NW  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1751                      1892
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5746                      6206
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  8                      NW  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      NW 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   14008                     13244
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  97682                     99296
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  37           4            29

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-222215-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     59           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      85 (-5)      62 (-4)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      51 (+6)      92 (-6)      37
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE  9                     LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         LGT/VAR      NW  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1748                      1852
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5736                      6076
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  8                      W  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   13984                     12964
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  103248                    91140
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            2            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  39           3            35

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-222215-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     56           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (-4)      62 (-4)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      50 (+7)      91 (-6)      36
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  9                      LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         SW  3        NW  6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1715                      1950
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5627                      6399
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  8                      W  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   13720                     13650
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  95659                     102384
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            2            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  41           4            39

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-222215-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     57           0            17
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (-3)      65 (-1)      90
RH % (24H TREND)      49 (-5)      95 (-2)      41
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  9                      LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  6        LGT/VAR      W  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6                         1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1778                      1834
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5833                      6017
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  8                      W  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 13
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   14224                     11004
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  104994                    78221
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM                      1 PM
PRECIP END            6 PM                      6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  46           3            36

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-222215-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            18
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (-3)      65 (-2)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      53 (+5)      97 (-2)      40
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE  9                     LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  8        LGT/VAR      W  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      7                         1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1758                      1925
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5769                      6316
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  8                      W  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 13
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   14064                     11550
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  98073                     82108
STAG INDEX            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM                      1 PM
PRECIP END            6 PM                      6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            1            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  48           3            29

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-222215-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     56           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      87 (-3)      63 (-5)      90
RH % (24H TREND)      51 (+8)      100 (+1)     37
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE  8                     LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         SW  3        W  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1726                      2016
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5663                      6614
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  7                     W  6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     W 13
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   12082                     12096
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  90608                     85982
STAG INDEX            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4
STABILITY             B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            10           10
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  37           5            28

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$







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