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FNUS54 KMEG 070830
FWFMEG
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE MIDSOUTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
DISCUSSION
A WEAK, BROAD TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH,
SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST. . SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RAISE MIN RHS BACK
ABOVE THE 50TH PERCENTILE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE
TROUGH SHIFTS EAST, POPS RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK
SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-072100-
CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-GREENE-MISSISSIPPI-PEMISCOT-POINSETT-
330 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 20
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.06 0.01
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 PM
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+3) 72 (0) 91
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-7) 99 (+7) 59
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) S 4 LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1000 1100
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3400 3800
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1100 1200
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3700 4000
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 5 SW 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 SW 7
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 5500 3600
CATEGORY DAY 3 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 87 80
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 3 SW 6
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 6 SW 14
DISPERSION INDEX 27 9 18
STABILITY CLASS B F B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-072100-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-ST. FRANCIS-
330 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30 20 20
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.09 0.01
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
TEMP (24H TREND) 95 (0) 73 (0) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+8) 97 (+4) 54
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1300 1300
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 4200
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1400 1400
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4500 4400
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 4 SW 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SW 6
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 5600 4200
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 87 83
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 4 SW 4
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 8 SW 8
DISPERSION INDEX 23 8 19
STABILITY CLASS A F B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TNZ001>004-019>022-072100-
BENTON TN-CARROLL-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-
330 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 10 20
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 10 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.02 0.05
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 0 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM 8 PM 6 AM
PRECIP END 5 PM 1 AM 5 PM
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+3) 72 (0) 91
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-4) 97 (+5) 60
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) SW 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1200 1000
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3800 3400
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1300 1200
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4200 3800
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 5 SW 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 7
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 6500 3600
CATEGORY DAY 3 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 87 80
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 4 SW 4
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 8 SW 10
DISPERSION INDEX 30 8 16
STABILITY CLASS B F B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TNZ048>055-088>091-072100-
CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-
LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-SHELBY-TIPTON-
330 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 10 30
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 10 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.04 0.03
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM 6 PM
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+1) 72 (0) 91
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (0) 98 (+7) 58
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1400 1100
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 3700
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1500 1300
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5100 4100
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 4 W 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 W 6
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 6000 3900
CATEGORY DAY 3 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 87 81
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 4 SW 3
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 9 SW 7
DISPERSION INDEX 25 8 15
STABILITY CLASS B F B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-072100-
COAHOMA-DESOTO-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA-YALOBUSHA-
330 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 20
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.05 0.06
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (-3) 73 (+1) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+12) 97 (+5) 55
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1500 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4900 5400
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1600 1700
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5200 5600
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 SW 3
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 SW 6
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 4800 5100
CATEGORY DAY 3 3
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 86 84
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 4 SW 3
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 9 SW 7
DISPERSION INDEX 22 7 15
STABILITY CLASS A F B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-072100-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-UNION-
330 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 40
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.04 0.13
PRECIP DURATION (HRS) 1 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
TEMP (24H TREND) 94 (0) 72 (0) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (+8) 99 (+7) 55
AM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND 20FT (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(M-AGL) 1600 1600
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5100 5300
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1700 1700
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5500 5700
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 SW 2
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 SW 5
VENT INDEX (M2/S) 5100 3400
CATEGORY DAY 3 2
500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 86 83
500M TSPT WIND (M/S) SW 3 W 2
500M TSPT WIND (MPH) SW 7 W 5
DISPERSION INDEX 21 6 14
STABILITY CLASS A F B
STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
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