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Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
111 FNUS54 KSHV 171200 FWFSHV FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .DISCUSSION... WARMER AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRIGGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY HAS SHIFTED EAST INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL SHIFT NORTH TODAY AND WASH OUT...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS SUCH THAT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE REGION. ANYTHING THAT DOES DEVELOP SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING...WITH EVEN WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 55-65%...WITH THE HIGHER HUMIDITIES EXPECTED OVER THE LINDEN/SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DISTRICTS. LOOK FOR MINIMUM RH/S TO RANGE FROM 50-55% SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH 90 DEGREES OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-180000- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-MCCURTAIN- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...ARKANSAS DISTRICT 2... ...OKLAHOMA SOUTHEAST PROTECTION AREA... ...OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST-BROKEN BOW UNIT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+15) 67 (+3) 88 RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-12) 98 (-1) 52 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 S 8 20FTWND-PM(MPH) SE 6 SE 7 S 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1378 152 1414 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4522 500 4639 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 6 E 5 SE 6 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 13 E 10 SE 14 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 8268 760 8484 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 73 75 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ ARZ060-061-070>073-180000- HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-UNION AR- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...ARKANSAS DISTRICT 4... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+10) 69 (+1) 87 RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-8) 98 (+5) 53 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 S 8 20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 7 S 6 S 11 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1359 127 1378 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4457 417 4521 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 S 3 SE 6 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 S 6 SE 13 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 8154 381 8268 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 73 77 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. $$ TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-137-138-180000- RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR- MARION-GREGG-HARRISON- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...TEXAS ZONE - LINDEN... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+14) 69 (+1) 89 RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-12) 97 (+4) 47 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 S 9 G15 20FTWND-PM(MPH) SE 10 G15 SE 8 S 13 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1344 0 1378 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4408 0 4521 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 SE 6 S 8 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 SE 13 S 17 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 8064 0 11024 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 74 76 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ TXZ136-149>153-180000- SMITH-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...TEXAS ZONE - HENDERSON... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+7) 70 (-1) 90 RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-6) 97 (+12) 46 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 8 S 9 G15 20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 12 S 10 G16 S 13 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 0 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1267 148 1372 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4157 486 4501 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 6 S 9 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 S 13 S 20 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 10136 888 12348 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 74 79 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 5. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ TXZ165>167-180000- ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...EAST TEXAS FOREST-ANGELINA AND SABINE... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+5) 71 (-1) 91 RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-2) 97 (+14) 47 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 8 S 8 20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 12 S 10 G15 S 13 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1241 140 1357 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4070 460 4453 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 5 S 8 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 S 12 S 18 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 9928 700 10856 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 75 80 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ LAZ001>004-012-180000- CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-BIENVILLE- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 4... ...KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST-CANEY RANGER DISTRICT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+8) 69 (0) 88 RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-8) 96 (+7) 49 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7 S 8 20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 8 S 7 S 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1336 144 1328 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4383 473 4358 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 6 S 4 S 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 14 S 8 S 15 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 8016 576 9296 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 74 76 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. $$ LAZ005-006-013-014-180000- LINCOLN-UNION LA-JACKSON-OUACHITA- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 5... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+6) 69 (+1) 88 RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-4) 96 (+7) 49 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7 S 8 20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 10 S 7 S 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1291 0 1241 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4235 0 4070 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 7 S 4 S 6 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 S 8 S 13 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 9037 0 7446 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 3 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 74 78 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. $$ LAZ010-011-017>022-180000- DE SOTO-RED RIVER-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL- LA SALLE- 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 3... ...KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST-WINN AND CATAHOULA RANGER DISTRICTS... ...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 6... ...KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST-KISATCHIE RANGER DISTRICT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+6) 69 (0) 90 RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-5) 97 (+9) 44 20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 8 S 8 20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 11 S 8 S 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1283 0 1324 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4208 0 4345 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 8 S 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 S 17 S 16 VENT RATE (M^2/S) 10264 0 9268 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 75 77 STABILITY CLASS C C C REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ 15
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