174
FNUS54 KJAN 230737
FWFJAN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
DISCUSSION
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE SINKING THROUGH
THE AREA TODAY. IN ITS WAKE, DRIER AIR AND THUS LESS HOT HUMID
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A CONCERN THIS MORNING.
ARZ074-075-232100-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSETT, NORTH CROSSETT, HAMBURG,
WEST CROSSETT, DERMOTT, LAKE VILLAGE, AND EUDORA
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (-5) 62 (-7) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (0) 88 (-1) 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NE 6 NE 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 7 NE 5 N 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 77 67
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1760 1880
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5790 6170
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 6 NE 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 NE 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 10560 9400
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 75270 61700
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 71 6 70
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-232100-
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
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (-3) 63 (-6) 90
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+1) 96 (+2) 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NE 6 NE 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 8 N 6 G17 NE 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 77 69
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1950 2370
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6390 7770
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 6 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 NE 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 11700 9480
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 83070 69930
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 8
DISPERSION INDEX 70 9 71
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ028>033-037>039-232100-
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
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (-2) 63 (-6) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+2) 99 (0) 48
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 78 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1920 2420
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6320 7950
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9600 9680
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 63200 63600
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 63 4 68
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ040>044-047>050-232100-
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
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (-2) 65 (-5) 90
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (+2) 92 (-4) 43
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 7 N 5 N 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 82 73
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1950 2300
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6400 7530
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 NE 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9750 9200
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 76800 67770
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 70 6 63
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-232100-
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
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 66 (-3) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+6) 97 (-2) 49
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR NE 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 82 74
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1960 2240
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6430 7340
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9800 8960
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 64300 58720
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 66 4 60
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ053-054-059>062-232100-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT GIBSON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, HAZLEHURST,
WESSON, FAYETTE, NATCHEZ, BUDE, ROXIE, MEADVILLE, AND BROOKHAVEN
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 94 (0) 67 (-4) 91
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+1) 87 (-12) 45
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 85 78
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1880 2240
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6170 7350
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 N 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 N 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9400 8960
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 74040 66150
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 71 4 59
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-232100-
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
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 95 (+1) 67 (-4) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+5) 92 (-5) 44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 85 78
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2090 2490
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6850 8160
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 N 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 N 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 10450 9960
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 82200 65280
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 78 4 65
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAZ023>026-232100-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINNSBORO, JONESVILLE, HARRISONBURG,
NEWELLTON, ST. JOSEPH, WATERPROOF, VIDALIA, FERRIDAY,
AND WEST FERRIDAY
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 96 (+1) 67 (-5) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-2) 80 (-18) 38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NE 7 N 7
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NE 9 NE 6 N 8
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 84 76
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1910 1780
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6260 5840
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 6 N 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 N 12
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 11460 8900
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 81380 70080
STAG INDEX 2 3 2
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 56 7 60
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAZ007>009-015-016-232100-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BASTROP, OAK GROVE, EPPS,
LAKE PROVIDENCE, RAYVILLE, DELHI, AND TALLULAH
237 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 63 (-8) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-7) 84 (-7) 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NE 6 NE 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 80 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1830 1900
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6000 6250
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 N 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 N 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9150 9500
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 72000 62500
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 71 6 66
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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