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FNUS54 KMEG 152031
FWFMEG
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE MIDSOUTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK WITH LITTLE TO NO
WETTING RAINFALL. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE
REGION LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. POST-FRONTAL RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ACCOMPANIED
BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE ELEVATED WINDS AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 30-35 PERCENT, GENERALLY FOR AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM DYERSBURG, TN TO OXFORD, MS, MAY RESULT
IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THE ISSUANCE OF A
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE AGAIN NEXT
WEEK AS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-160900-
CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-GREENE-MISSISSIPPI-PEMISCOT-POINSETT-
330 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10 10
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS)
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-17) 65 (-26) 44 63
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 39 (+1) 91 35
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) NW 14 G22 N 10 G19
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) SW 5 NW 15 G23 N 11 G23 NE 9 G18
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1700 1500
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5400 4900
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1700 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5700 5200
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 11 NE 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 25 NE 14
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 18700 9600
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 56 49
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) NW 11 NE 8
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) NW 25 NE 17
DISPERSION INDEX 45 67 36 46
STABILITY CLASS E D E C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-160900-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-ST. FRANCIS-
330 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%)
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS)
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-12) 69 (-23) 45 66
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-3) 35 (+2) 86 32
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) N 11 G23 N 8 G20
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR N 12 G23 N 9 G24 NE 8 G18
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1600 1500
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5200 5100
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1700 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5400 5300
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 11 NE 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 24 NE 15
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 18700 11200
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 59 51
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) N 12 NE 9
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) N 26 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 38 66 32 53
STABILITY CLASS F C E C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
28 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TNZ001>004-019>022-160900-
BENTON TN-CARROLL-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-
330 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10 10
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS)
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-17) 64 (-26) 42 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 43 (+4) 100 35
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) NW 12 G21 N 10 G18
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) SW 4 NW 12 G23 NW 11 G23 NE 9
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1400 1500
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 4800
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1500 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5100 5200
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 11 NE 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 NE 15
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 16500 11200
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 57 48
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) NW 10 N 7
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) NW 23 N 15
DISPERSION INDEX 30 60 37 46
STABILITY CLASS E D D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TNZ048>055-088>091-160900-
CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-
LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-SHELBY-TIPTON-
330 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS)
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-12) 67 (-24) 43 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 41 (+6) 100 33
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) NW 12 G23 N 11 G19
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR NW 13 G22 N 11 G23 NE 10 G18
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1400 1500
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 5000
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1600 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5100 5400
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 10 NE 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 23 NE 16
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 16000 11200
CATEGORY DAY 5 4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 59 50
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) N 10 N 7
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) N 22 N 17
DISPERSION INDEX 17 58 31 49
STABILITY CLASS F D D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-160900-
COAHOMA-DESOTO-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA-YALOBUSHA-
330 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS)
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-9) 72 (-20) 46 68
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+20) 35 (+2) 87 31
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) NW 11 G23 N 10 G21
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR N 14 G23 N 11 G23 NE 10 G19
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1400 1500
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4600 5100
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1500 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4800 5300
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 10 NE 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 22 NE 16
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 15000 11200
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 61 52
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) N 10 NE 9
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) N 23 NE 20
DISPERSION INDEX 12 59 28 54
STABILITY CLASS F D E C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-160900-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-UNION-
330 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS)
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-4) 76 (-15) 46 67
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+11) 38 (+5) 91 31
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) NW 8 G20 N 10 G19
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR N 13 G23 N 11 G23 N 11 G19
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1100 1500
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 5000
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1200 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3900 5400
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 10 NE 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 22 NE 17
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 12000 12800
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 64 52
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) NW 9 N 8
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) NW 20 N 18
DISPERSION INDEX 9 52 26 53
STABILITY CLASS F D E C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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