009
FNUS54 KJAN 200745
FWFJAN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WITH WARM DAYS AND COOL MORNINGS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE UPCOMING WEEK. FUELS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY AND DAYTIME
RELATIVELY HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT, AND AS LOW AS THE
TEENS, EACH DAY. GENERALLY LIGHT WIND WILL PRECLUDE MORE CRITICAL
FIRE DANGER, AT LEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. NO SIGNIFICANT FOG
DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED.
ARZ074-075-202115-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSETT, NORTH CROSSETT, HAMBURG,
WEST CROSSETT, DERMOTT, LAKE VILLAGE, AND EUDORA
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+1) 47 (+1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 23 (+3) 86 (+8) 25
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) 67 69
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1520 1730
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4990 5680
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 5 NE 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 7
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 7600 5190
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 49900 39760
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 55 4 43
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-202115-
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
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+4) 47 (+2) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 20 (-1) 90 (+9) 21
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) 68 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1620 1750
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5310 5730
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 5 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 8100 7000
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 53100 45840
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 9
DISPERSION INDEX 57 4 47
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ028>033-037>039-202115-
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
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+7) 46 (+2) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 22 (-3) 100 (+12) 23
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) 67 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1510 1680
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4970 5520
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 4 NE 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 8 NE 7
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 6040 5040
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 39760 38640
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 10
DISPERSION INDEX 41 3 42
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ040>044-047>050-202115-
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
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (+6) 47 (0) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 19 (-5) 86 (+2) 23
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) 67 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1550 1730
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5100 5680
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 4 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 6200 6920
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 45900 45440
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 8
DISPERSION INDEX 49 3 48
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-202115-
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
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+8) 46 (+2) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 20 (-14) 96 (+6) 23
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) 67 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1430 1650
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4700 5420
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 4 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 8 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5720 6600
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 37600 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 41 3 43
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ053-054-059>062-202115-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT GIBSON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, HAZLEHURST,
WESSON, FAYETTE, NATCHEZ, BUDE, ROXIE, MEADVILLE, AND BROOKHAVEN
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (+7) 48 (-2) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 25 (0) 77 (-13) 23
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) 68 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1490 1730
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4890 5680
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 4 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5960 6920
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 44010 45440
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 47 4 48
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-202115-
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
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+7) 46 (-2) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 20 (-15) 83 (-5) 21
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) 67 71
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1430 1740
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4680 5710
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 4 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5720 6960
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 42120 45680
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 46 3 49
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAZ023>026-202115-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINNSBORO, JONESVILLE, HARRISONBURG,
NEWELLTON, ST. JOSEPH, WATERPROOF, VIDALIA, FERRIDAY,
AND WEST FERRIDAY
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+8) 48 (-1) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 25 (0) 77 (-16) 23
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 68 70
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1490 1670
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4890 5470
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 4 NE 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5960 6680
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 44010 43760
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY C F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 46 4 45
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAZ007>009-015-016-202115-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BASTROP, OAK GROVE, EPPS,
LAKE PROVIDENCE, RAYVILLE, DELHI, AND TALLULAH
245 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+3) 48 (0) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 25 (+2) 82 (0) 24
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) 67 69
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1450 1720
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4750 5630
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 5 NE 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 7
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 7250 5160
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 47500 39410
STAG INDEX 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
STABILITY B F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 7
DISPERSION INDEX 53 4 44
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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