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FNUS54 KJAN 120722
FWFJAN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK,
THOUGH A FEW SHOWERS OR A STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. OTHERWISE, IT WILL BE INCREASINGLY WARM
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY, COMBINED
WITH DRYING AND CURED FUELS, WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER. DAYTIME
RHS WILL MITIGATE THIS THREAT SOMEWHAT, WITH MINIMUMS ONLY IN THE
30 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE. PATCHY FOG REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING AND POTENTIALLY AGAIN
TONIGHT.
ARZ074-075-122115-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSETT, NORTH CROSSETT, HAMBURG,
WEST CROSSETT, DERMOTT, LAKE VILLAGE, AND EUDORA
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 30 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (0) 65 (+5) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-5) 88 (+1) 43
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 G19 S 8 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 10 G21 S 7 G19 S 9 G19
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 1 2
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.01
SILT/500M MLT (F) 73 72
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1940 1750
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6380 5750
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 11 S 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 S 17
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 21340 14000
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 153120 97750
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
STABILITY B D B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 110 11 74
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 64 (+4) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-5) 89 (+4) 44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 G19 S 9 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 11 G22 S 8 G20 S 9 G19
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 0 1
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 75 71
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2170 1830
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 7110 6000
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 11 S 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 S 18
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 23870 14640
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 170640 108000
STAG INDEX 2 2 2
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
STABILITY B D B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 112 14 85
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 59 (+3) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-3) 96 (+5) 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 7 S 5 S 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 75 69
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2190 1980
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 7190 6490
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 S 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 S 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 19710 13860
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 143800 103840
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
STABILITY A-B E A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 8
DISPERSION INDEX 124 6 103
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (0) 61 (+3) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-3) 99 (+10) 41
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 G18 S 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 9 G19 S 7 G17 S 7
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 74 71
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2040 1990
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6690 6540
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 S 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 S 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 18360 13930
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 140490 104640
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
STABILITY B E B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 97 8 94
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 58 (+3) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (+1) 100 (+7) 38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 8 G17 S 6 S 7
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 74 68
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2180 2070
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 7170 6810
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 S 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 17440 14490
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 129060 108960
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
STABILITY A-B E A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 101 7 109
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+1) 62 (+5) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+3) 100 (+6) 45
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SE 6 S 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 8 G17 S 6 S 7
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 72 71
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1890 2000
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6190 6560
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 S 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 15120 14000
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 111420 98400
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY B E A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 89 9 93
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (0) 60 (+4) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (+3) 100 (+5) 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 8 G18 S 5 S 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 72 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2060 2070
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6770 6790
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 S 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 S 14
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 18540 12420
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 135400 95060
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
STABILITY B F A-B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 107 5 100
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 64 (+5) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-1) 97 (+3) 42
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7 G17 S 8 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 11 S 8 G17 S 10
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 1
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 72 72
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1970 1900
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6460 6230
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 S 17
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 15760 15200
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 116280 105910
STAG INDEX 2 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY B D B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END 7 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 83 12 78
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH 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
222 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 65 (+6) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-2) 91 (+1) 43
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 G17 S 8 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 10 G19 S 7 G18 S 9 G17
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 1 1
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 73 72
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1980 1900
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6480 6230
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 10 S 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 22 S 18
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 19800 15200
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 142560 112140
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
STABILITY B D B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 98 13 87
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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