577
FNUS54 KJAN 200957
FWFJAN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
DISCUSSION
LIGHT FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
THIS DISTURBANCE WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH TONIGHT AND A STOUT
SURFACE HIGH TO THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER
AIRMASS TO THE AREA TONIGHT. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING BUT RAIN
CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE REGION SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LINGERS
OVER THE REGION.
USE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR A GRAPHICAL FORECAST OF LVORI INDICES:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/FIRE_WEATHER_LVORI
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-202215-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSETT, NORTH CROSSETT, HAMBURG,
WEST CROSSETT, DERMOTT, LAKE VILLAGE, EUDORA, BASTROP, OAK GROVE,
EPPS, AND LAKE PROVIDENCE
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (0) 26 (-15) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-15) 77 (-21) 36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 14 G24 N 7
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 15 G24 N 11 G19 N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 6
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.23 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 39 29
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1043 1219
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 3423 3999
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 13 N 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 29 N 13
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13445 6911
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 98411 50587
STAG INDEX 0 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D E C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 3 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 65 11 52
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-202215-
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
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-4) 26 (-15) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-4) 79 (-16) 36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 16 G24 N 7
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 16 N 12 G20 N 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 6
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.33 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 39 29
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1066 1166
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 3497 3826
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 12 N 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 28 N 12
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13186 6011
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 96517 43999
STAG INDEX 0 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D E C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 3 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 64 14 49
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MSZ028>033-037>039-202215-
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
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-2) 25 (-18) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-11) 87 (-11) 34
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 12 G20 N 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 14 N 9 N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 9
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.53 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 41 30
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 876 1244
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 2874 4082
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 11 N 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 25 N 13
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9934 7055
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 72712 51637
STAG INDEX 0 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D E C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 50 10 55
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MSZ040>044-047>050-202215-
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
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (0) 27 (-18) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-12) 86 (-10) 36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 13 G21 N 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 15 G23 N 11 G19 N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 7
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.61 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 42 31
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 760 1191
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 2495 3908
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 12 N 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 26 N 14
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9016 7368
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 65993 53930
STAG INDEX 0 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D E C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 51 10 62
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-202215-
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
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-1) 27 (-20) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-9) 90 (-8) 33
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 10 G19 N 7 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 14 N 11 G19 N 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 10
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 1.01 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 46 32
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 627 1273
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 2058 4175
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 11 N 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 24 N 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 6790 8527
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 49701 62416
STAG INDEX 0 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 4
STABILITY D D C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 45 8 63
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
LAZ015-016-023>026-202215-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAYVILLE, DELHI, TALLULAH, WINNSBORO,
JONESVILLE, HARRISONBURG, NEWELLTON, ST. JOSEPH, WATERPROOF,
VIDALIA, FERRIDAY, AND WEST FERRIDAY
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-1) 28 (-17) 47
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (-20) 85 (-12) 40
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 15 G24 N 8 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 17 G25 N 14 G22 N 8
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 7
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.40 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 42 30
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 710 1156
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 2331 3793
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 13 N 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 30 N 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 9522 8343
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 69697 61067
STAG INDEX 0 2 2
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
STABILITY D D C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 59 13 58
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MSZ053-054-059>062-202215-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT GIBSON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, HAZLEHURST,
WESSON, FAYETTE, NATCHEZ, BUDE, ROXIE, MEADVILLE, AND BROOKHAVEN
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-1) 29 (-19) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-13) 92 (-8) 40
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 11 G18 N 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 14 G21 N 12 G19 N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 9
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.73 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 46 32
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 613 1180
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 2012 3870
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 11 N 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 25 N 15
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 6955 7904
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 50904 57857
STAG INDEX 0 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY D D C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 48 10 64
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-202215-
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
357 AM CST THU FEB 20 2020
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-5) 29 (-21) 51
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-11) 91 (-8) 36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 8 N 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 13 N 12 N 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 10
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 1.04 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 50 34
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 604 1320
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 1983 4332
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 10 N 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 23 N 16
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 6231 9529
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 45609 69745
STAG INDEX 1 2 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 4
STABILITY C D C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 43 9 73
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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