092
FNUS54 KJAN 120657
FWFJAN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE REGION THIS WEEK. VERY LITTLE
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK. CRITICALLY
LOW AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THE 20-FOOT WIND WILL REMAIN RATHER LIGHT. NO
SIGNIFICANT FOG DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED MONDAY OR TUESDAY
MORNING, BUT LOCALIZED PATCHY MORNING FOG CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
ARZ074-075-122115-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSETT, NORTH CROSSETT, HAMBURG,
WEST CROSSETT, DERMOTT, LAKE VILLAGE, AND EUDORA
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (0) 63 (+2) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 25 (-2) 96 (+5) 42
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 84 83
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1780 1940
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5840 6370
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 6 SW 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 10680 9700
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 75920 63700
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 8
DISPERSION INDEX 68 4 62
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-122115-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLEVELAND, INDIANOLA, RULEVILLE,
GREENWOOD, GRENADA, VAIDEN, NORTH CARROLLTON, CARROLLTON,
GREENVILLE, BELZONI, ISOLA, DURANT, TCHULA, LEXINGTON, PICKENS,
AND GOODMAN
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+1) 61 (-1) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 26 (-4) 93 (+3) 31
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 84 84
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1890 1910
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6200 6270
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 5 SW 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 SW 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9450 9550
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 62000 62700
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 59 4 61
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ028>033-037>039-122115-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINONA, EUPORA, MATHISTON, WEST POINT,
COLUMBUS, ACKERMAN, WEIR, STARKVILLE, KOSCIUSKO, LOUISVILLE,
MACON, AND BROOKSVILLE
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+2) 58 (-2) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-3) 97 (+2) 28
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 84 84
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1870 1820
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6140 5980
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 4 SW 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 SW 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 7480 7280
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 49120 53820
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 50 3 53
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ040>044-047>050-122115-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAYERSVILLE, ROLLING FORK, ANGUILLA,
YAZOO CITY, RIDGELAND, MADISON, CANTON, CARTHAGE, VICKSBURG,
JACKSON, PEARL, BRANDON, RICHLAND, FOREST, AND MORTON
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+1) 59 (-2) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-1) 100 (+6) 30
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 83 84
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1750 1840
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5740 6030
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 4 SW 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SW 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 7000 7360
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 45920 54270
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 41 3 55
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-122115-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PHILADELPHIA, PEARL RIVER, DE KALB,
SCOOBA, NEWTON, UNION, DECATUR, CONEHATTA, MERIDIAN, BAY SPRINGS,
HEIDELBERG, QUITMAN, STONEWALL, AND SHUBUTA
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+2) 58 (-2) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-4) 100 (+2) 29
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 83 84
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1840 1690
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6030 5550
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 3 SW 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SW 7
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5520 5070
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 36180 38850
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 35 3 43
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT
WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MSZ053-054-059>062-122115-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT GIBSON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, HAZLEHURST,
WESSON, FAYETTE, NATCHEZ, BUDE, ROXIE, MEADVILLE, AND BROOKHAVEN
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+2) 61 (-1) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-4) 100 (+3) 33
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 83 84
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1630 1660
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5360 5450
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 S 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 S 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 4890 6640
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 37520 49050
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 40 4 50
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-122115-
SIMPSON-SMITH-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAGEE, MENDENHALL, TAYLORSVILLE, RALEIGH,
MONTICELLO, NEW HEBRON, PRENTISS, BASSFIELD, COLLINS,
MOUNT OLIVE, LAUREL, COLUMBIA, WEST HATTIESBURG, LUMBERTON,
PURVIS, AND HATTIESBURG
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+2) 59 (-2) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-2) 100 (+3) 28
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 83 84
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1750 1650
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5730 5420
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 3 S 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 S 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5250 6600
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 34380 43360
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 10
DISPERSION INDEX 30 3 45
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAZ023>026-122115-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINNSBORO, JONESVILLE, HARRISONBURG,
NEWELLTON, ST. JOSEPH, WATERPROOF, VIDALIA, FERRIDAY,
AND WEST FERRIDAY
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+1) 62 (+2) 95
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-7) 100 (+1) 38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR S 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 84 83
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1530 1800
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5040 5900
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 7650 9000
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 50400 59000
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 4
STABILITY B F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 46 4 47
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAZ007>009-015-016-122115-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BASTROP, OAK GROVE, EPPS,
LAKE PROVIDENCE, RAYVILLE, DELHI, AND TALLULAH
157 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (0) 62 (+1) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 27 (-4) 100 (+8) 40
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 84 83
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1730 2000
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5680 6550
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 8650 8000
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 56800 58950
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 59 4 59
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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