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FNUS54 KJAN 131031
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. THE RAIN WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY. PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP
AROUND THE REGION AGAIN TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHEAST
NEAR 10 MPH OR LESS.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-140000-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          30
TEMP (24H TREND)      44 (0)       38 (-1)      51
RH % (24H TREND)      82 (+19)     100 (0)      70
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  8                     N  7
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NE  6        N  9         N  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           10           2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     >1.00        >1.00        0.10-0.25
500M MXG HT TEMP      45                        47
500M TRANS DIR        NE                        NW
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 8                         4
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 18                        8
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     441                       693
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1448                      2275
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NE  6                     NW  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 13                     NW  8
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   2646                      2772
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  18824                     18200
STAG INDEX            1            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          2                         2
STABILITY             C            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-140000-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50
TEMP (24H TREND)      44 (-1)      39 (+1)      52
RH % (24H TREND)      82 (+23)     100 (+7)     70
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  8                     N  7
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NE  7        N  8         N  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           10           2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    >1.00        0.25-0.50
500M MXG HT TEMP      44                        47
500M TRANS DIR        NE                        NW
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 7                         5
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 16                        10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     444                       596
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1456                      1956
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NE  5                     NW  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     NW  9
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   2220                      2384
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  14560                     17604
STAG INDEX            2            2            3
CATEGORY DAY          2                         2
STABILITY             C            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-140000-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          80
TEMP (24H TREND)      50 (-1)      44 (+3)      56
RH % (24H TREND)      78 (+23)     100 (+6)     72
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  4                     N  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NE  4        NE  5        NW  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           10           5
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    >1.00        0.50-1.00
500M MXG HT TEMP      48                        52
500M TRANS DIR        NE                        W
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 5                         6
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 11                        12
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     363                       602
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1192                      1975
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NE  4                     W  5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     W 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   1452                      3010
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  9536                      19750
STAG INDEX            2            2            3
CATEGORY DAY          1                         2
STABILITY             B            E            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-140000-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50
TEMP (24H TREND)      49 (-4)      42 (-1)      55
RH % (24H TREND)      79 (+30)     100 (+10)    72
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  6                     N  5
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NE  5        NE  6        NW  5
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           10           4
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    >1.00        0.25-0.50
500M MXG HT TEMP      49                        49
500M TRANS DIR        E                         NW
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 9                         5
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 19                        11
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     337                       563
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1106                      1846
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NE  5                     NW  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     NW  9
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   1685                      2252
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  11060                     16614
STAG INDEX            2            2            3
CATEGORY DAY          1                         2
STABILITY             C            E            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-056>058-140000-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          80
TEMP (24H TREND)      58 (-2)      46 (0)       59
RH % (24H TREND)      68 (+19)     100 (+6)     69
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  4                     NW  4
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NE  5        NE  5        NW  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           10           5
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    >1.00        0.25-0.50
500M MXG HT TEMP      54                        58
500M TRANS DIR        E                         W
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 5                         5
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 11                        11
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     437                       595
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1435                      1951
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NE  4                     W  5
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     W 10
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   1748                      2975
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  11480                     19510
STAG INDEX            3            2            3
CATEGORY DAY          1                         2
STABILITY             C            E            B
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
70. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

LAZ023>026-140000-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          40
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (-1)      41 (-3)      53
RH % (24H TREND)      73 (+14)     100 (+9)     73
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  7                     N  6
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NE  5        N  7         N  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           10           2
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    >1.00        0.10-0.25
500M MXG HT TEMP      50                        47
500M TRANS DIR        E                         NW
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 10                        4
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 21                        9
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     396                       639
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1299                      2096
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NE  6                     NW  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 14                     NW  8
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   2376                      2556
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  18186                     16768
STAG INDEX            2            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          2                         2
STABILITY             C            D            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ053-054-059>063-140000-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          60
TEMP (24H TREND)      58 (-2)      44 (-2)      56
RH % (24H TREND)      69 (+16)     100 (+10)    71
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  6                     N  5
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      NE  6        N  7         NW  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           10           5
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    >1.00        0.25-0.50
500M MXG HT TEMP      52                        51
500M TRANS DIR        E                         NW
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 7                         5
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 14                        10
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     372                       587
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1219                      1926
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   NE  4                     NW  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     NW  8
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   1488                      2348
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  10971                     15408
STAG INDEX            3            3            3
CATEGORY DAY          1                         2
STABILITY             C            E            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

MSZ055-064>066-072>074-140000-
SIMPSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
531 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      67 (+2)      47 (-2)      59
RH % (24H TREND)      62 (+11)     100 (+6)     67
20FT WND/AM(MPH)      NE  4                     NW  5
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      E  6         E  5         NW  4
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      12           12           6
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    >1.00        0.25-0.50
500M MXG HT TEMP      59                        59
500M TRANS DIR        E                         W
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S) 5                         7
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH) 11                        16
MIXING HGT(M AGL)     538                       538
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)    1764                      1764
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   E  4                      W  4
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  8                      W  9
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   2152                      2152
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)  14112                     15876
STAG INDEX            3            2            3
CATEGORY DAY          2                         2
STABILITY             C            E            C
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$