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

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

.DISCUSSION...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS
THE ARKLAMISS...BUT A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OUT AHEAD
OF A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN PLANES WILL CREATE GUSTY
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WESTERN DISTRICTS. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS MAY KICK OFF A FEW
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRY CONDITIONS RETURN LATE ON THIS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. PATCHY LIGHT FOG IS POSSIBLE
MONDAY MORNING...BUT SIGNIFICANT FOG FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-041015-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      35 (+10)     73 (+18)     48           62
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+7)      39 (+13)     87           30
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S 14 G31                  NW 14 G25
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  5         S 17 G33     S 11         NW 14 G26
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1357                      1481
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4451                      4858
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 18                      NW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 40                      NW 22
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                24426                     14810
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               178040                    106876
STAG INDEX            3            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       5                         4
STABILITY             E            D            D            D
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI         2            2            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  7            31           34           30

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-041015-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            24           21
TEMP (24H TREND)      33 (+9)      72 (+21)     50           62
RH % (24H TREND)      92 (-4)      32 (+6)      95           36
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S 14 G31                  SW 13 G26
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  4         S 18 G34     SE 12        NW 14 G27
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                1            1
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1266                      1431
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4155                      4696
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 16                      NW 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 37                      NW 24
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                20256                     15741
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               153735                    112704
STAG INDEX            3            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       5                         4
STABILITY             E            D            D            D
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                    6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   3 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  5            28           40           31

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-041015-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            33           38
TEMP (24H TREND)      28 (+5)      69 (+20)     50           63
RH % (24H TREND)      87 (0)       29 (+3)      98           37
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S 10 G22                  S  9
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      S 14 G25     S 11         W 11
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                2            2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  961                       1272
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3153                      4174
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 12                      NW 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 26                      NW 24
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                11532                     13992
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               81978                     100176
STAG INDEX            3            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
STABILITY             F            D            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                    6 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  3            24           33           28

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-041015-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            32
TEMP (24H TREND)      31 (+6)      73 (+21)     52           64
RH % (24H TREND)      93 (+2)      31 (+5)      95           33
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S 12 G27                  W 10 G20
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  3        S 16 G31     S 11         NW 13 G23
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                             2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1121                      1214
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3677                      3984
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 15                      NW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 33                      NW 23
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                16815                     12140
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               121341                    91632
STAG INDEX            3            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       5                         4
STABILITY             F            D            D            D
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 6 AM
PRECIP END                                                   3 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  4            25           42           28

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-041015-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            39
TEMP (24H TREND)      27 (+4)      70 (+19)     51           67
RH % (24H TREND)      96 (+19)     30 (+7)      100          38
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  9 G19                  S  9
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      S 14 G26     S 10         W 12
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                             2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         <0.10        <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  983                       984
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3226                      3228
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 11                      W 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 24                      W 23
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                10813                     9840
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               77424                     74244
STAG INDEX            3            3            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
STABILITY             F            D            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 6 AM
PRECIP END                                                   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  3            24           43           28

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-041015-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            28
TEMP (24H TREND)      36 (+11)     77 (+21)     52           65
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+6)      36 (+9)      96           31
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S 16 G32                  SW 11 G21
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  4         S 20 G35     S 11 G19     NW 13 G22
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                             2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1184                      1369
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3883                      4492
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 18                      N 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 39                      N 23
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                21312                     13690
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               151437                    103316
STAG INDEX            3            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       5                         4
STABILITY             F            D            D            D
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 6 AM
PRECIP END                                                   3 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  6            32           40           26

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>062-041015-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30
TEMP (24H TREND)      34 (+9)      74 (+20)     53           64
RH % (24H TREND)      86 (-7)      36 (+12)     100          35
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S 14 G30                  SW  9 G18
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      S  3         S 18 G33     S 11         NW 12 G20
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                             2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1115                      1007
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3658                      3305
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 15                      N 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 33                      N 22
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                16725                     10070
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               120714                    72710
STAG INDEX            3            2            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       5                         4
STABILITY             F            D            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 6 AM
PRECIP END                                                   3 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  5            29           41           24

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-041015-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
344 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30
TEMP (24H TREND)      29 (+4)      72 (+20)     52           68
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+13)     34 (+11)     100          38
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   S  9 G21                  SW  9
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      S 16 G27     S 10         NW 11
RAIN DURATN(HRS)                                             2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.00         0.00         0.00         <0.10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1114                      991
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 3656                      3251
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S 13                      NW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 29                      NW 22
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                14482                     9910
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               106024                    71522
STAG INDEX            3            3            2            2
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
STABILITY             F            D            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 6 AM
PRECIP END                                                   6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            0
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  3            24           42           26

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$







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