323
FNUS54 KJAN 170733
FWFJAN
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DISCUSSION
WILDFIRE DANGER CONTINUES TODAY AS BREEZY WINDS, LOW
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS
SUPPORT A SIGNIFICANT FIRE DANGER THREAT. A "RED FLAG WARNING" REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR ALL DISTRICTS UNTIL 7 PM TODAY. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS.
ARZ074-075-172130-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSETT, NORTH CROSSETT, HAMBURG,
WEST CROSSETT, DERMOTT, LAKE VILLAGE, AND EUDORA
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-4) 42 (-5) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-6) 81 (-3) 29
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 11 G22 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NE 9 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 56 59
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1540 1420
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5050 4660
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 8 E 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 E 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 12320 5680
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 90900 37280
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY C F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 70 7 38
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-172130-
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
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-4) 40 (-8) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-13) 80 (-8) 27
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 12 G22 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NE 11 G19 NE 5 LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 55 59
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1550 1450
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5080 4760
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 9 E 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 20 E 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13950 5800
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 101600 38080
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 66 5 44
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ028>033-037>039-172130-
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
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-13) 41 (-6) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-19) 86 (-2) 30
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 10 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 11 G20 NE 5 LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 55 58
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1520 1390
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5000 4550
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 9 E 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 21 E 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13680 5560
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 105000 40950
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY C F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 6
DISPERSION INDEX 69 4 46
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 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.
MSZ040>044-047>050-172130-
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
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-11) 42 (-7) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-19) 77 (-4) 30
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 12 G22 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 11 G20 NE 5 LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 55 60
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1530 1450
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5010 4760
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 9 E 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 E 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13770 7250
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 100200 47600
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 62 5 50
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-172130-
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
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-17) 43 (-5) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-16) 79 (+1) 29
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 13 G22 E 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 13 G22 NE 7 G18 NE 6
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 54 59
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1470 1350
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4820 4450
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 9 E 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 21 E 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13230 6750
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 101220 44500
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 5
DISPERSION INDEX 62 5 46
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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.
MSZ053-054-059>062-172130-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT GIBSON, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, HAZLEHURST,
WESSON, FAYETTE, NATCHEZ, BUDE, ROXIE, MEADVILLE, AND BROOKHAVEN
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-14) 45 (-5) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-20) 77 (+1) 32
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 12 G21 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 10 G19 NE 5 LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 56 61
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1530 1480
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5030 4870
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 9 E 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 E 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13770 7400
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 100600 48700
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY C F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 70 4 51
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-172130-
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
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-17) 45 (-5) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-16) 74 (+4) 28
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 11 G21 NE 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 11 G21 NE 6 G18 NE 5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 56 60
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1530 1400
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5030 4600
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 10 E 5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 22 E 12
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 15300 7000
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 110660 55200
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 71 5 53
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAZ023>026-172130-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINNSBORO, JONESVILLE, HARRISONBURG,
NEWELLTON, ST. JOSEPH, WATERPROOF, VIDALIA, FERRIDAY,
AND WEST FERRIDAY
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-9) 44 (-6) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-17) 76 (+1) 30
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 15 G23 NE 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 14 N 6 LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 57 61
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1540 1490
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5050 4890
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 9 E 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 21 E 9
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 13860 5960
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 106050 44010
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D F C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 62 5 48
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAZ007>009-015-016-172130-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BASTROP, OAK GROVE, EPPS,
LAKE PROVIDENCE, RAYVILLE, DELHI, AND TALLULAH
233 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-6) 43 (-5) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-11) 78 (-2) 30
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 12 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NE 10 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
RAIN DURATN(HRS)
RAIN AMOUNT(INS) 0.00 0.00 0.00
SILT/500M MLT (F) 56 60
MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1600 1460
MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5240 4790
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 8 E 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 18 E 8
VENT INDEX (METRIC) 12800 5840
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 94320 38320
STAG INDEX 2 3 3
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
STABILITY D F B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAXIMUM LVORI 4
DISPERSION INDEX 69 5 42
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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