Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
253 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Hot and humid conditions will persist through Thursday. A few strong
to severe storms are possible this evening and again tomorrow
evening. A brief period of drier and cooler conditions will return
Friday before rain chances ramp up again on Sunday.

ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-040915-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
253 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           50           50           30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.18         0.16         0.49         0.08
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      75 (+2)      94 (-2)      76           88
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+13)    60 (+6)      95           50
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 SW 3-7                    W 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 2-6        SW 4-8       S 2-6        NW 5-9
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1100                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3500                      4600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1100                      1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3800                      4800
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      NW  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      NW 13
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5500                      9000
Category Day                       3                         4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              89                        83
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  4                     N  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW  8                     N 10
Dispersion Index      8            24           10           32
LAL                   3            3            3            3
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            4
Stability Class       F            B            E            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-040915-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
253 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     10           50           40           50
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.15         0.24         0.07
Precip Duration (hrs)              1            2            2
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      77 (+3)      96 (-1)      77           90
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+10)     56 (+3)      97           54
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   W 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 2-6       Lgt/Var      NW 3-7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1600                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5300                      4200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1700                      1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 5500                      4400
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      N  6
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      N 13
Vent Index (m2/s)                  8500                      7800
Category Day                       4                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              91                        91
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  4                     NW  5
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW  9                     NW 11
Dispersion Index      10           29           9            32
LAL                   1            3            3            4
LASI/Haines Index     4            4            4            4
Stability Class       F            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-040915-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
253 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           50           50           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.10         0.20         0.30         0.14
Precip Duration (hrs) 1            2            2            6
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      75 (+2)      94 (-2)      73           89
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+8)     62 (+9)      100          56
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   W 3-7
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 2-6       Lgt/Var      NW 4-8
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  900                       1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2900                      3300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1000                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 3300                      3700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      NW  5
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      NW 12
Vent Index (m2/s)                  5000                      5500
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              87                        81
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               W  6                      NW  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               W 12                      NW 13
Dispersion Index      7            25           10           30
LAL                   3            3            3            4
LASI/Haines Index     4            3            3            4
Stability Class       F            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-040915-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
253 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     10           50           50           70
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.21         0.24         0.16
Precip Duration (hrs)              1            2            8
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Temp (24h trend)      76 (+2)      95 (-2)      76           89
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+7)      57 (+7)      99           57
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   W 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 2-6       Lgt/Var      NW 3-7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1300                      1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4200                      3400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1400                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4600                      3800
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      NW  5
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      NW 12
Vent Index (m2/s)                  7000                      6000
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              89                        85
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  5                     NW  6
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW 11                     NW 13
Dispersion Index      8            30           8            30
LAL                   2            3            3            4
LASI/Haines Index     4            4            3            3
Stability Class       F            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
45 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around
5 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-040915-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
253 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     10           50           40           70
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.14         0.19         0.17
Precip Duration (hrs)              1            2            5
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      76 (+3)      96 (-1)      77           91
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+4)      57 (+5)      99           62
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   SW 2-6
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      SW 2-6       Lgt/Var      NW 3-7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1500                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4800                      3800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1500                      1200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 5000                      4000
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  3                     NW  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     NW  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4500                      4800
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              91                        91
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  3                     W  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW  8                     W  9
Dispersion Index      9            24           8            25
LAL                   2            3            3            4
LASI/Haines Index     4            4            3            3
Stability Class       F            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-040915-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
253 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           50           40           90
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Precip Amount         0.00         0.17         0.16         0.30
Precip Duration (hrs)              1            2            6
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Temp (24h trend)      76 (-1)      96 (0)       76           92
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     53 (+2)      98           61
AM Wind 20ft (mph)                 Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)                  1300                      1000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4400                      3300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)                  1500                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)                 4800                      3700
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  3                     W  4
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     W  9
Vent Index (m2/s)                  4500                      4400
Category Day                       3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F)              90                        89
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)               SW  3                     W  4
500m Tspt Wind (mph)               SW  7                     W 10
Dispersion Index      7            21           6            24
LAL                   2            3            3            5
LASI/Haines Index     4            4            3            3
Stability Class       F            B            F            B
Stagnation Index      3            3            3            1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 44 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
43 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.

$$