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FNUS54 KMEG 072131
FWFMEG
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE MIDSOUTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
DISCUSSION
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE ABOVE 30% WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT
20 FT WINDS. 20 FT WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW
THURSDAY, BUT WETTING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE IN
TANDEM, LIMITING FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL. EVEN IN AREAS THAT DO
NOT SEE RAIN, MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL INCREASE MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 50% THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-081000-
CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-GREENE-MISSISSIPPI-PEMISCOT-POINSETT-
330 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 20
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10 50 90 30
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.27 0.03
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 12 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+10) 69 (+4) 60 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 76 (+30) 100 67
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 10 G22 SW 8
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR S 16 G27 S 15 G27 SW 6
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 800 500
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600 1700
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 900 600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 2800 2000
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 15 SW 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 33 SW 14
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 13500 3600
CATEGORY DAY 4 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 67 67
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) S 14 SW 7
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) S 30 SW 16
DISPERSION INDEX 11 52 43 32
STABILITY CLASS E D D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-081000-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-ST. FRANCIS-
330 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 20
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10 40 90 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.20
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 11 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+8) 71 (+4) 62 72
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 76 (+25) 100 69
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 8 G20 SW 5
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR S 12 G25 S 12 G27 SW 4
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 800 600
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 1900
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 900 600
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 2900 2100
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 13 SW 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 30 SW 16
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 11700 4200
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 68 69
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) S 12 S 8
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) S 28 S 18
DISPERSION INDEX 11 51 40 33
STABILITY CLASS F C D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY. CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TNZ001>004-019>022-081000-
BENTON TN-CARROLL-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-
330 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 20
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 90 70
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.18
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 7 6
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+10) 69 (+5) 61 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 72 (+24) 100 70
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 7 G20 SW 8 G17
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR S 11 G24 S 13 G25 SW 5
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 600 600
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2000 2100
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 700 800
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 2400 2500
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 12 SW 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 26 SW 18
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 8400 6400
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 66 66
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) S 13 SW 9
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) S 29 SW 21
DISPERSION INDEX 10 42 51 42
STABILITY CLASS E C D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 1 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY. CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TNZ048>055-088>091-081000-
CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-
LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-SHELBY-TIPTON-
330 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 50
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 80 80
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.36
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 7 11
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+8) 72 (+5) 61 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 70 (+16) 100 73
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 7 G19 SW 7 G17
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR S 12 G24 S 12 G25 S 5
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 600 600
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2000 1900
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 700 700
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 2400 2300
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 10 SW 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 SW 17
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 7000 5600
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 67 67
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) S 12 S 9
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) S 27 S 21
DISPERSION INDEX 11 43 40 39
STABILITY CLASS E C D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-081000-
COAHOMA-DESOTO-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA-YALOBUSHA-
330 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 50
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 80 80
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.56
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 7 11
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+6) 73 (+4) 62 72
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 69 (+7) 100 80
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 7 G20 S 7
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR S 11 G23 S 11 G25 S 5
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 800 400
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 1500
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 900 500
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 2900 1700
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 11 S 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 S 17
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 9900 4000
CATEGORY DAY 4 3
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 68 69
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) S 11 S 7
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) S 24 S 16
DISPERSION INDEX 11 49 38 33
STABILITY CLASS F C D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-081000-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-UNION-
330 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 50
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10 80 90
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.97
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 7 12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+1) 73 (+4) 61 72
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 66 (0) 100 81
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 6 S 7 G17
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G20 S 9 G22 S 5
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 700 400
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2300 1300
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 800 500
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 2700 1700
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 S 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 S 17
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 7200 4000
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 68 67
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) S 10 S 10
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) S 22 S 22
DISPERSION INDEX 9 35 33 33
STABILITY CLASS F C D C
STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 2 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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