Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO
OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH MOST OF THE
STORMS AS SOME COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
LINGER IN THE REGION BEFORE MOVING OUT OF EASTERN ZONES BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST BEFORE
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EAST/SOUTHEAST ZONES ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL
BE SOME POSSIBILITY OF SOME VERY LOW CLOUDS/PATCHY FOG IN THE
SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME POSSIBILITY OF
SOME PATCHY FOG IN THE SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-221030-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     94           30           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-6)      86 (-3)      60           89
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+3)      45 (-7)      100          43
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  8                      E  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S 10         SW  8        W  3         NW  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      8            2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     >1.00        0.10-0.25    0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1215                      1973
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3987                      6472
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     SW  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW  8
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                7290                      7892
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               51831                     51776
STAG INDEX            0            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         3
STABILITY             D            B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            2            1
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  12           29           5            14

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

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

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-221030-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     83           38           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-4)      84 (-5)      57           88
RH % (24H TREND)      96 (-4)      48 (-1)      100          41
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  9                      N  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S 10         S 10         W  3         NW  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      7            2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     >1.00        0.10-0.25    0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1034                      1968
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3392                      6456
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  7                     W  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     W  8
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                7238                      7872
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               54272                     51648
STAG INDEX            0            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         3
STABILITY             D            B            F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            2            1
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  8            28           5            13

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

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

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-221030-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     53           49           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (-3)      84 (-5)      55           88
RH % (24H TREND)      95 (-5)      53 (+11)     100          42
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  9                      W  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         SW  9        SW  3        NW  6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2            2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  866                       1950
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 2840                      6396
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  7                     W  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     W  8
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6062                      7800
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               42600                     51168
STAG INDEX            2            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         3
STABILITY             D            B            F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            2            1
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  14           24           4            9

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
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. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-221030-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           46           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-3)      86 (-4)      59           89
RH % (24H TREND)      97 (-2)      50 (+7)      100          43
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  9                      LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         S  9         SW  3        N  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2            2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  906                       1973
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 2972                      6473
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     SW  2
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     SW  5
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                5436                      3946
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               41608                     32365
STAG INDEX            2            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         2
STABILITY             D            B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            3            5
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  16           24           4            9

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
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 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-221030-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     32           45           19           0
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (-4)      85 (-5)      58           89
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      52 (+10)     100          42
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  8                      NW  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  8         SW  8        SW  3        NW  6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2            2            1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1131                      1975
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3710                      6478
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     N  2
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     N  3
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6786                      3950
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               51940                     19434
STAG INDEX            3            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         2
STABILITY             E            B            F            A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            3            5
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  18           20           4            4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

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

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-221030-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     75           44           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      68 (-4)      87 (-2)      60           89
RH % (24H TREND)      95 (-2)      50 (-3)      100          44
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  9                      NE  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S 10         SW  8        W  3         NW  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      7            2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.25-0.50    0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  948                       1974
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3109                      6475
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  5                      SW  3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 12                      SW  7
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                4740                      5922
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               37308                     45325
STAG INDEX            2            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         3
STABILITY             D            B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            6            6
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  17           23           4            14

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

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

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-221030-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     55           49           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      67 (-3)      86 (-3)      62           89
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (-2)      52 (+6)      100          45
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  9                      LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         SW  8        SW  3        W  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      5            3
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  892                       1968
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 2925                      6455
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     SW  2
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     SW  5
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                5352                      3936
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               40950                     32275
STAG INDEX            2            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         2
STABILITY             D            B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            6            6
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  22           18           3            9

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

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-221030-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     26           45           15           0
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (-3)      86 (-4)      62           89
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (-2)      51 (+9)      100          43
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  8                      LGT/VAR
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  9         SW  8        S  3         NW  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2            2            1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1131                      1967
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3711                      6454
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  6                     W  1
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     W  2
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6786                      1967
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               51954                     12908
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         1
STABILITY             E            B            F            A
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            5
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  19           14           2            4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 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...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$







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