Fire Weather Planning


102 
FNUS54 KJAN 160859
FWFJAN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.DISCUSSION...THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY SHALLOW GROUND FOG IN THE EASTERN AREAS
EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT NO FOG ISSUES ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD
FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST DELTA REGION FOR THIS MORNING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH
WEST. THE RAINS WILL END FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY.
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-162230-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     95           39           0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      68 (-12)     50 (-13)     73           
RH % (24H TREND)      72 (+11)     100 (0)      46           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      N  6                      N  4         
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      N  6         N  3         N  6         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           3                         
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     535                       1196         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1754                      3925         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   N  5                      N  3         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      N  7         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   2675                      3588         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  21048                     27475        
STAG INDEX            1            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          2                         2            
STABILITY             C            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM                      
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  18           6            37           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
$$
MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-162230-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     95           38           17           
TEMP (24H TREND)      70 (-9)      52 (-12)     73           
RH % (24H TREND)      70 (+9)      100 (0)      39           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  5                      N  4         
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW  6        N  4         NW  6        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      9            3            1            
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.10-0.25    <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     625                       1030         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2051                      3380         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   N  5                      N  4         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      N  8         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   3125                      4120         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  20510                     27040        
STAG INDEX            1            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          2                         3            
STABILITY             C            E            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  15           5            34           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
$$
MSZ028>033-037>039-162230-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     92           48           36           
TEMP (24H TREND)      75 (-5)      53 (-10)     73           
RH % (24H TREND)      64 (+8)      100 (0)      43           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE  3                     NW  4        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW  3        LGT/VAR      N  5         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      7            3            2            
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    0.10-0.25    <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     754                       703          
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    2475                      2307         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  5                     N  5         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     N 10         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   3770                      3515         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  29700                     23070        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          2                         2            
STABILITY             B            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM         
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  15           2            23           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
$$
MSZ040>044-047>050-162230-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     86           44           30           
TEMP (24H TREND)      78 (-5)      55 (-10)     75           
RH % (24H TREND)      60 (+10)     100 (0)      47           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  4                      N  4         
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NW  5        N  3         N  6         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      7            3            2            
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    0.10-0.25    <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1156                      741          
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    3794                      2432         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  6                     N  5         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     N 10         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   6936                      3705         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  49322                     24320        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          3                         2            
STABILITY             C            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM         
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  25           3            24           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
$$
MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-162230-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     68           45           50           
TEMP (24H TREND)      83 (0)       56 (-6)      76           
RH % (24H TREND)      55 (+6)      100 (0)      50           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      SE  3                     NW  4        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  6        LGT/VAR      N  5         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      3            3            2            
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.10-0.25    0.10-0.25    <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1461                      605          
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    4794                      1984         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  6                     NW  5        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     NW 12        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   8766                      3025         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  67116                     23808        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          4                         2            
STABILITY             C            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM         
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  24           2            19           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
$$
LAZ015-016-023>026-162230-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     84           46           21           
TEMP (24H TREND)      78 (-6)      53 (-12)     73           
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (+4)      100 (0)      46           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  4                      NW  4        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      W  6         W  3         N  6         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      8            3            1            
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    <0.10        <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1181                      1011         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    3875                      3317         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  5                      N  6         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      N 13         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   5905                      6066         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  38750                     43121        
STAG INDEX            1            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          3                         3            
STABILITY             C            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  24           5            34           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
$$
MSZ053-054-059>062-162230-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           43           31           
TEMP (24H TREND)      80 (-6)      56 (-9)      75           
RH % (24H TREND)      60 (+10)     100 (0)      50           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  5                      N  4         
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  6        NW  3        N  6         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6            3            2            
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.10-0.25    0.10-0.25    <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1525                      669          
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5004                      2194         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  5                      N  5         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      N 10         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   7625                      3345         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  50040                     21940        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          3                         2            
STABILITY             C            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM         
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  31           3            19           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
$$
MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-162230-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
359 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     46           35           41           
TEMP (24H TREND)      85 (-1)      58 (-6)      78           
RH % (24H TREND)      47 (-2)      100 (0)      49           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      S  3                      NW  4        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      SW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  5        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      2            2            2            
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.10-0.25    <0.10        <0.10        
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     1674                      725          
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    5491                      2380         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  6                     NW  5        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     NW 12        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   10044                     3625         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  71383                     28560        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY          4                         2            
STABILITY             C            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM         
MAXIMUM LVORI         2            0            0            
DISPERSION INDEX (%)  27           3            22           
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
$$
17