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
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

.DISCUSSION...A RATHER WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER
THE ARKLAMISS THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK. DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD
TO A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA BUT AVERAGE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. HEAVIER RAINFALL COULD DEVELOP
AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND DUE TO AN APPROACHING FRONT AND THE
POTENTIAL INTERACTION WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF. THERE
IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY FOR SIGNIFICANT FOG TONIGHT AND AGAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-031015-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

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

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     21           24           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (-5)      88 (0)       66           89
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+3)     52 (+3)      96           54
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  3                     SE  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SE  3        S  6         S  3         SE  6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      1            1                         1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        0.00         0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1282                      1344
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4206                      4411
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  5                      S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      S 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6410                      9408
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               42060                     66165
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
STABILITY             F            C            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         1 PM                      1 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM        6 PM                      6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         2            2            3            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  4            15           4            27

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-031015-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           25           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      63 (-7)      88 (+1)      65           90
RH % (24H TREND)      94 (-4)      51 (+2)      96           48
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  4                     SE  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SE  5        S  8         SE  3        S  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      1            1                         1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         <0.10        0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1304                      1446
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4279                      4744
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  5                      S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      S 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6520                      10122
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               42790                     75904
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
STABILITY             E            C            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         1 PM                      1 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM        6 PM                      CONTINUING
MAXIMUM LVORI         3            2            3            2
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  4            16           5            33

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. NOT
AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-031015-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (-6)      87 (+2)      63           89
RH % (24H TREND)      93 (-7)      48 (0)       96           47
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  3                     SE  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      E  3         SE  5        SE  3        E  6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                             1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         <0.10        0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1508                      1489
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4948                      4884
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  4                      S  7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      S 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6032                      10423
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               44532                     78144
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
STABILITY             F            C            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING
MAXIMUM LVORI         3            2            4            3
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  3            15           3            32

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-031015-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            27           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (-6)      88 (+1)      65           89
RH % (24H TREND)      97 (-2)      52 (+4)      98           50
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  3                     SE  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      E  3         S  5         SE  3        SE  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                   1                         1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        <0.10        0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1482                      1642
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4863                      5386
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SE  4                     S  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  9                     S 17
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                5928                      13136
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               43767                     91562
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
STABILITY             F            C            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                      1 PM
PRECIP END                         6 PM                      CONTINUING
MAXIMUM LVORI         3            2            6            3
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  4            15           4            37

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-031015-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            19           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (-4)      89 (+3)      64           90
RH % (24H TREND)      92 (-8)      47 (0)       94           46
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  3                     SE  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SE  3        SE  5        SE  3        E  6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                   1                         1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         <0.10        0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1775                      1767
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 5823                      5797
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SE  3                     S  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  7                     S 17
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                5325                      14136
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               40761                     98549
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
STABILITY             F            B            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                      1 PM
PRECIP END                         6 PM                      CONTINUING
MAXIMUM LVORI         3            2            4            3
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  3            15           3            43

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-031015-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     18           25           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-4)      88 (0)       67           89
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     53 (+2)      95           56
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  3                     E  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SE  3        S  5         SE  3        SE  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      1            1                         1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        <0.10        <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1367                      1536
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4486                      5040
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SE  5                     SE  8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 12                     SE 17
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6835                      12288
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               53832                     85680
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
STABILITY             F            B            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         1 PM                      1 PM
PRECIP END            10 PM        6 PM                      CONTINUING
MAXIMUM LVORI         4            3            4            3
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  3            22           4            30

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-031015-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            28           15           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-3)      88 (+2)      67           88
RH % (24H TREND)      97 (-3)      56 (+6)      97           54
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  3                     SE  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SE  3        SE  6        SE  4        SE  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                   1            1            1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        <0.10        <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1423                      1766
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4668                      5795
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SE  4                     SE 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  9                     SE 22
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                5692                      17660
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               42012                     127490
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         5
STABILITY             F            C            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   1 PM
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   10 PM        CONTINUING
MAXIMUM LVORI         4            3            4            3
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  5            17           7            37

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT
AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-031015-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
357 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            29           15           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (-3)      89 (+3)      66           90
RH % (24H TREND)      96 (-4)      47 (-1)      97           47
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   SE  3                     E  3
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SE  3        SE  6        SE  3        E  9
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                   1            1            1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     <0.10        <0.10        <0.10        0.10-0.25
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1583                      1785
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 5195                      5857
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SE  4                     S 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  8                     S 22
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                6332                      17850
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               41560                     128854
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         5
STABILITY             F            C            F            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   9 AM
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   10 PM        CONTINUING
MAXIMUM LVORI         7            4            5            3
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  3            16           6            54

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

$$







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