501
FNUS54 KMEG 182131
FWFMEG
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE MIDSOUTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
DISCUSSION
WETTING RAIN CHANCES RETURN TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY AS
MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES APPROACH THE MID-SOUTH. THIS WILL CURB FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-191000-
CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-GREENE-MISSISSIPPI-PEMISCOT-POINSETT-
331 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 30 10
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+1) 73 (+3) 42 60
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 55 (-11) 72 34
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 12 G27 NW 6
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 6 SW 16 G28 SW 10 G21 N 5
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1300 700
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 2300
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1400 800
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4500 2600
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 13 NW 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 NW 7
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 18200 2400
CATEGORY DAY 5 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 68 51
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 14 NW 5
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 30 NW 11
DISPERSION INDEX 12 71 37 24
STABILITY CLASS F D E B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-191000-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-ST. FRANCIS-
331 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+3) 74 (+4) 45 65
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+7) 61 (-13) 84 34
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 9 G23 LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 4 SW 11 G24 SW 7 G19 LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1100 600
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 2100
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1100 700
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3800 2300
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 12 NE 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 28 NE 6
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 13200 2100
CATEGORY DAY 4 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 68 56
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 13 N 4
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 29 N 9
DISPERSION INDEX 13 63 24 17
STABILITY CLASS F C F B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TNZ001>004-019>022-191000-
BENTON TN-CARROLL-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-
331 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 40 30 30
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+2) 74 (+6) 44 64
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+13) 60 (-9) 84 32
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 9 G24 W 5
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 4 SW 12 G26 SW 9 G19 NW 4
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1100 700
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 2300
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1200 800
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3900 2700
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 13 W 4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 W 9
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 15600 3200
CATEGORY DAY 4 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 68 53
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 11 W 6
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 25 W 14
DISPERSION INDEX 11 61 38 28
STABILITY CLASS F C E B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TNZ048>055-088>091-191000-
CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-
LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-SHELBY-TIPTON-
331 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 40 20 30 10
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 2 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING 12 AM
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+3) 75 (+6) 46 68
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 62 (-10) 86 29
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 9 G23 NW 4
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 4 SW 13 G25 SW 9 G19 LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1100 700
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 2200
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1200 800
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3900 2600
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 13 NW 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 NW 6
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 15600 2400
CATEGORY DAY 4 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 69 56
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 12 NW 4
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 26 NW 10
DISPERSION INDEX 13 63 35 19
STABILITY CLASS E C E B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-191000-
COAHOMA-DESOTO-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA-YALOBUSHA-
331 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 10 30 10
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS NONE
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 PM
PRECIP END 3 AM 6 AM
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+5) 74 (+4) 48 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+6) 65 (-11) 91 33
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 10 G23 LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 4 SW 12 G23 SW 7 G19 LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1000 700
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3100 2200
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1000 700
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3400 2500
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 12 E 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 E 7
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 12000 2100
CATEGORY DAY 4 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 69 60
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 12 N 4
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 26 N 9
DISPERSION INDEX 18 63 25 17
STABILITY CLASS E C E B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-191000-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-UNION-
331 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 30 10 60 20
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS SHOWERS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 2 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 PM 12 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM 6 AM CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+5) 77 (+8) 50 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 59 (-14) 94 28
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 8 G20 LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G22 SW 7 G18 LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1000 800
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3400 2500
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1200 900
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3800 3000
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 11 N 2
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 N 5
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 13200 1800
CATEGORY DAY 4 1
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 69 62
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 10 NW 4
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 22 NW 9
DISPERSION INDEX 16 61 26 12
STABILITY CLASS D C E B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
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