806  
FNUS74 KJAN 210054  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AIRPORT...ARKANSAS FORESTRY DIVISION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
754 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 CDT ON AUGUST 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE.........90 AT FORECAST START...MIN 72.  
RH..................56 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MAX 97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 1 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE  
122-152 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MC PC MC MC PC  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............90 85 83 82 81 79 78 76 75 75  
RH..............56 65 72 74 77 82 85 87 90 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANS WIND DIR..E SE S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 101.  
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1890 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............74 74 80 85 90 93 96 98 99 100 101 99  
RH..............93 97 82 67 58 52 46 42 39 37 36 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.5  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...PARKS  
REQUESTED BY...WESLEY MCKINNEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620134.0/JAN  
.DELDT 08/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WESLEY.MCKINNEY@ARKANSAS.GOV  
 
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