000 FNUS54 KJAN 141853 FWFJAN FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 .DISCUSSION...THE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL END THIS EVENING AND SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. FOG/LOW CLOUDS IS ONCE AGAIN LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD BURN OFF BY MID MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING WITH IT A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE ARKLAMISS FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-151015- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 0 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-1) 88 (+2) 67 83 RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-2) 54 (+1) 94 56 20FT WND/AM(MPH) S 3 S 3 20FT WND/PM(MPH) SE 3 S 6 S 4 SW 4 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 3 5 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) 0.00 0.10-0.25 <0.10 0.10-0.25 500M MXG HT TEMP 77 78 500M TRANS DIR S SW 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 4 1 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 9 2 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1485 1751 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4872 5744 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SW 2 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 3 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5940 3502 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 43848 17232 STAG INDEX 3 3 2 3 CATEGORY DAY 3 2 STABILITY F A-B F A WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-151015- BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS- HOLMES- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-1) 88 (+3) 67 84 RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-7) 54 (+1) 95 56 20FT WND/AM(MPH) S 4 S 4 20FT WND/PM(MPH) SE 4 S 6 SE 4 SW 4 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 3 5 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) 0.00 0.10-0.25 <0.10 0.50-1.00 500M MXG HT TEMP 77 79 500M TRANS DIR SE SW 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 3 4 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 6 8 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1462 1735 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 4796 5693 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SW 3 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SW 7 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5848 5205 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 38368 39851 STAG INDEX 3 3 2 3 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 STABILITY F A-B F A-B WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ MSZ028>033-037>039-151015- MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 0 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-1) 86 (0) 64 81 RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-5) 53 (0) 98 59 20FT WND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 3 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 3 5 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) <0.10 0.10-0.25 <0.10 0.25-0.50 500M MXG HT TEMP 77 78 500M TRANS DIR SW W 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 2 2 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 3 4 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1594 1886 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5229 6189 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 2 W 2 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 W 3 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 3188 3772 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 26145 18567 STAG INDEX 2 3 2 3 CATEGORY DAY 2 2 STABILITY F A F A WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ MSZ040>044-047>050-151015- ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-2) 87 (0) 66 82 RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-4) 52 (+2) 97 56 20FT WND/AM(MPH) S 3 LGT/VAR 20FT WND/PM(MPH) SE 3 S 5 SE 3 S 3 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 3 5 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) <0.10 0.10-0.25 <0.10 0.25-0.50 500M MXG HT TEMP 78 78 500M TRANS DIR E W 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 2 2 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 3 3 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1792 1681 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 5879 5516 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 2 W 2 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 W 3 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 3584 3362 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 29395 16548 STAG INDEX 3 3 3 3 CATEGORY DAY 2 2 STABILITY F A F A WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. $$ MSZ045-046-051-052-056>058-151015- NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 0 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-1) 87 (+1) 64 83 RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-8) 54 (+5) 98 57 20FT WND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 4 LGT/VAR SW 3 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 3 5 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) <0.10 0.10-0.25 <0.10 0.25-0.50 500M MXG HT TEMP 79 76 500M TRANS DIR E NW 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 2 3 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 3 5 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2290 1473 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 7514 4833 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 1 NW 2 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 2 NW 5 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 2290 2946 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 15028 24165 STAG INDEX 3 3 3 3 CATEGORY DAY 2 2 STABILITY F A F A WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ023>026-151015- FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-1) 88 (-1) 67 85 RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-3) 53 (+2) 91 59 20FT WND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 3 20FT WND/PM(MPH) SE 3 S 5 LGT/VAR SW 4 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 3 4 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) 0.00 0.10-0.25 <0.10 0.25-0.50 500M MXG HT TEMP 78 78 500M TRANS DIR SE S 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 2 2 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 4 4 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 1930 1915 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 6333 6284 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 S 3 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 S 6 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 5790 5745 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 44331 37704 STAG INDEX 3 3 2 3 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 STABILITY F A F A WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ MSZ053-054-059>063-151015- CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-1) 87 (-1) 66 82 RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-6) 52 (+3) 94 56 20FT WND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND/PM(MPH) SE 3 SE 5 SE 3 S 3 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 3 4 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) <0.10 0.10-0.25 <0.10 0.50-1.00 500M MXG HT TEMP 78 77 500M TRANS DIR SE N 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 1 1 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 2 1 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2163 1780 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 7097 5841 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 2 W 1 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 W 2 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 4326 1780 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 21291 11682 STAG INDEX 3 3 2 3 CATEGORY DAY 3 1 STABILITY F A F A WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. $$ MSZ055-064>066-072>074-151015- SIMPSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 153 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 0 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-1) 86 (-1) 66 83 RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-7) 53 (+4) 93 56 20FT WND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 4 LGT/VAR S 4 RAIN DURATN(HRS) 4 4 RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) <0.10 0.25-0.50 <0.10 0.50-1.00 500M MXG HT TEMP 79 75 500M TRANS DIR SE N 500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 2 1 500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 3 2 MIXING HGT(M AGL) 2361 1645 MIXING HGT(FT AGL) 7747 5397 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 2 N 1 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 N 2 VENT INDEX (METRIC) 4722 1645 VENT INDEX (ENGLISH) 38735 10794 STAG INDEX 3 3 3 3 CATEGORY DAY 3 1 STABILITY F A F A WIND SHIFTS PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 AM PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. $$