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FNUS54 KJAN 151849
FWFJAN

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION
FOR TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN.
THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL OF FOG ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
HALF OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION. DRY WEATHER WILL COME BACK TO THE
REGION BY MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 70S FOR
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN COOL DOWN INTO THE 60S DURING THE DAY
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DAILY LOWS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 40S.
AVERAGE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 2000 TO 5500 FEET FOR MONDAY
AS WELL AS 4300 TO 5000 FEET ON TUESDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL AVERAGE
50 TO 60 PERCENT MONDAY AS WELL AS 30 TO 40 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT
WETTING RAINS OF AROUND ONE INCH WILL AFFECT THE EAST AND SOUTH.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-161030-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

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

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (+4)      72 (+10)     46           76           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      40 (-21)     100          35           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   N  3                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      N  4         LGT/VAR      E  4         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6                                                   
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        0.00         0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   59                        64           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        E            
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              2                         2            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              3                         3            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1426                      1441         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4678                      4726         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  2                     E  2         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  5                     E  3         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                2852                      2882         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               23390                     14178        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       2                         2            
STABILITY             F            B            F            B            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            6 AM                                                

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-161030-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...NORTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      49 (+5)      70 (+8)      47           76           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      49 (-16)     98           34           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   N  3                      E  4         
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      N  5         N  3         E  4         
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      4            1                                      
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00         0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   59                        63           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        E            
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              3                         2            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              5                         4            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1369                      1375         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4490                      4511         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  3                     NE  2        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     NE  5        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                4107                      2750         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               31430                     22555        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         2            
STABILITY             F            C            F            B            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 

$$

MSZ028>033-037>039-161030-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (+4)      68 (+4)      46           76           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      54 (-9)      100          32           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   N  3                      NE  3        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      NW  4        N  3         NE  4        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6            2                                      
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.10-0.25    0.00         0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   61                        61           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        NE           
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              3                         3            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              5                         5            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1281                      1441         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4202                      4729         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  4                     NE  3        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NE  6        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                5124                      4323         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               33616                     28374        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         3            
STABILITY             F            B            F            B            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 

$$

MSZ040>044-047>050-161030-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      51 (+4)      71 (+7)      48           76           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      50 (-10)     100          33           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   N  3                      NE  3        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      N  5         N  3         NE  5        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      9            2                                      
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.10-0.25    0.00         0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   60                        63           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        NE           
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              2                         2            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              3                         4            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1249                      1403         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4097                      4602         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  3                     NE  3        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     NE  6        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                3747                      4209         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               24582                     27612        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       2                         3            
STABILITY             F            B            F            B            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MSZ045-046-051-052-056>058-161030-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (+1)      70 (+7)      45           76           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      53 (-12)     100          32           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   LGT/VAR                   NE  3        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      N  5         N  3         NE  5        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6            6                                      
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    0.25-0.50    0.00         0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   62                        62           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        NE           
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              4                         3            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              9                         5            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  713                       1467         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 2340                      4812         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  3                     NE  3        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     NE  7        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                2139                      4401         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               16380                     33684        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       2                         3            
STABILITY             F            B            F            B            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 PM                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

LAZ023>026-161030-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           10           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (+6)      72 (+7)      47           76           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+7)     51 (-8)      99           38           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   N  3                      NE  3        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      N  5         LGT/VAR      NE  4        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      9            1                                      
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     0.50-1.00    <0.10        0.00         0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   61                        65           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        NE           
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              2                         2            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              3                         4            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1558                      1500         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 5111                      4920         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                N  2                      NE  2        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      NE  5        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                3116                      3000         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               25555                     24600        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       2                         2            
STABILITY             F            C            F            B            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MSZ053-054-059>063-161030-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (+4)      71 (+6)      48           78           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+5)     53 (-7)      99           32           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   N  3                      NE  3        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      N  6         LGT/VAR      NE  5        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      10           3                                      
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     >1.00        0.10-0.25    0.00         0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   61                        65           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        N            
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              2                         2            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              3                         4            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  1494                      1554         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 4903                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  3                     NE  3        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     NE  6        
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                4482                      4662         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               29418                     30600        
STAG INDEX            3            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         3            
STABILITY             F            B            F            C            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 PM                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

MSZ055-064>066-072>074-161030-
SIMPSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
149 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLEAR       CLEAR        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      54 (0)       71 (+8)      49           77           
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+4)     54 (-8)      98           32           
20FT WND/AM(MPH)                   LGT/VAR                   NE  3        
20FT WND/PM(MPH)      LGT/VAR      N  5         LGT/VAR      NE  5        
RAIN DURATN(HRS)      6            6                                      
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)     >1.00        0.25-0.50    <0.10        0.00         
500M MXG HT TEMP                   62                        64           
500M TRANS DIR                     NW                        N            
500M TRANS SPEED(M/S)              3                         3            
500M TRANS SPEED(MPH)              5                         5            
MIXING HGT(M AGL)                  908                       1549         
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)                 2980                      5082         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  3                     N  4         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     N  8         
VENT INDEX (METRIC)                2724                      6196         
VENT INDEX (ENGLISH)               17880                     40656        
STAG INDEX            2            3            3            3            
CATEGORY DAY                       2                         3            
STABILITY             F            B            F            B            
WIND SHIFTS
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 PM                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$


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