Mid-South Fire Weather Forecast



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NWS Memphis - Mid-South Fire Weather Forecast
County Warning Area [CWA]: MEG
Regional NWS Weather Office: Memphis, TN

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
408 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms may redevelop this afternoon across the
Mid-South, bringing wetting rains to much of the area. Daily rain
chances will resume on Wednesday with MinRH values remaining above
50 percent through the period.

ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-292115-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
408 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     90           80
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.42         0.25         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 10           2
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM
Temp (24h trend)      71 (-6)      59 (-8)      81
RH % (24h trend)      74 (+12)     99 (+5)      42
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G23                Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 4-8 G18    Lgt/Var      SE 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     500                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1700                      4400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     600                       1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    1900                      4700
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  6                      SE  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 13                      SE  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     3600                      4200
Category Day          2                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 67                        69
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  SW  4                     N  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  SW 10                     N  6
Dispersion Index      26           6            15
LAL                   4            4            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            5
Stability Class       C            E            B
Stagnation Index      1            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 48 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-292115-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
408 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     70           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.23         0.19         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 8            1
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM
Temp (24h trend)      73 (-6)      60 (-5)      80
RH % (24h trend)      74 (+8)      100 (+4)     46
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G25                Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 5-9        SW 2-6       E 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     600                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2100                      4300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     700                       1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    2300                      4500
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  7                      E  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 16                      E  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     4900                      4200
Category Day          3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 67                        69
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  S  6                      NW  2
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  S 12                      NW  5
Dispersion Index      31           14           14
LAL                   4            4            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            5
Stability Class       C            F            B
Stagnation Index      1            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

TNZ001>004-019>022-292115-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
408 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     70           80           10
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.44         0.59         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 5            7
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      77 (-4)      60 (-7)      81
RH % (24h trend)      61 (+7)      100 (+18)    43
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 8-12 G22                Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G18   S 2-6        N 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     700                       1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2200                      4500
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     800                       1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    2600                      4900
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  9                      N  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 21                      N  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     7200                      4500
Category Day          3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 70                        69
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  S  9                      N  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  S 20                      N  6
Dispersion Index      45           9            20
LAL                   3            4            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            5
Stability Class       C            D            B
Stagnation Index      1            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TNZ048>055-088>091-292115-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
408 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     70           80
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.35         0.35         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 4            6
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   4 AM
Temp (24h trend)      77 (-3)      60 (-7)      81
RH % (24h trend)      62 (+5)      100 (+16)    44
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G22                Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G18   S 3-7        NE 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     700                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2400                      4400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     800                       1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    2800                      4800
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  9                      N  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 20                      N  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     7200                      4500
Category Day          3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 70                        70
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  S  9                      NW  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  S 19                      NW  6
Dispersion Index      44           10           19
LAL                   4            4            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            5
Stability Class       C            E            B
Stagnation Index      2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 50 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-292115-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
408 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     70           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.19         0.21         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 4            3
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   3 AM
Temp (24h trend)      74 (-7)      60 (-6)      81
RH % (24h trend)      74 (+14)     100 (+7)     48
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 8-12 G26                Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G19   S 3-7        N 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     700                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2200                      4400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     700                       1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    2500                      4600
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  9                      NE  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 20                      NE  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     6300                      4200
Category Day          3                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 69                        70
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  S  7                      NW  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  S 15                      NW  6
Dispersion Index      41           14           15
LAL                   4            4            1
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            4
Stability Class       C            E            B
Stagnation Index      2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 57 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-292115-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
408 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           80           10
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Precip Amount         0.43         0.47         0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 3            6
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM
Temp (24h trend)      79 (-2)      60 (-5)      81
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+3)      100 (+16)    46
AM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 7-11 G21                Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph)    S 8-12 G20   S 4-8 G17    N 2-6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl)     900                       1300
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3000                      4300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl)     1000                      1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl)    3400                      4700
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S 10                      N  3
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 22                      N  6
Vent Index (m2/s)     10000                     4200
Category Day          4                         3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 70                        71
500m Tspt Wind (m/s)  S  9                      NW  3
500m Tspt Wind (mph)  S 20                      NW  7
Dispersion Index      52           12           19
LAL                   4            4            2
LASI/Haines Index     3            3            4
Stability Class       C            E            B
Stagnation Index      2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

Mid-South Fire Weather Forecast from: NOAA-NWS