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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI 
636 AM CST TUE OCT 13, 2015

SYNOPSIS...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL CHANCES WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING...WITH DRIER CONDITIONS RETURNING WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE LATTER HALF OF  THE WORK WEEK. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING....ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SOUTHEAST PORTION...BUT WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AFTER SUNRISE.


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ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL 
636 AM CST TUE OCT 13, 2015


..EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

 

 

TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER

PCLDY

MCLEAR

MCLEAR

PRECIP TYPE

TSTMS

NONE

NONE

CHANCE PRECIP(%)

60

0

0

TEMP (24H TREND)

82 (-7)

53 (-8)

84

RH% (24H TREND)

34 (+6)

91 (+4)

31

20FT WND/AM(MPH)

SW 3

 

NW 4

20FT WND/PM( MPH)

W 7

NW 4

NW  8

RAIN DURATN(HRS)

2

 

 

RAIN AMOUNTS(INS)

0.10-0.25

 <0.10

 0.00

MIXING HGT(M AGL)

1446

 

1979

MIXING HGT(FT AGL)

4743

 

6493

TRANSPORT WND(M/S)

W 5

 

N 7

TRANSPORT WND(MPH)

W 12

 

N 16

VENT INDEX(METRIC)

7230

 

13853

VENT INDEX(ENGLISH)

56916

 

103888

STAG INDEX

3

3

3

CATEGORY DAY

3

 

4

STABILITY

C

F

C

WINDSHIFTS

 

 

 

PRECIP BEGINS

 6 AM

 

 

PRECIP ENDS

 6 PM

 

 

MAXIMUM LVORI

 

 9

 

DISPERSION INDEX

 20

 2

 33

REMARKS...NONE.

 

 

 

FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...CLEAR.  LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS  AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...CLEAR . LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH..

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI 
328  PM CDT  OCT 13, 2015

SYNOPSIS...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN INCREASED GULF MOISTURE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 30S AND 40S AT MANY AREAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.  MOISTURE WILL BE ON  THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY  WILL DECREASE BY TUESDAY EVENING WITH DRIER  CONDITIONS RETURNING FOR MID AND LATER PORTIONS OF THE WEEK. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST AREAS...BUT WILL CLEAR RAPIDLY AFTER SUNRISE.


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ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL 
328 PM CDT MON OCT 13, 2015

..EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

 

  TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP(%) 70 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (0) 83 (-6) 53 85
RH% (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 31 (+9) 100 34
20FT WND/AM(MPH)   SW 4   NW 4
20FT WND/PM(MPH) S  4 W  9 NW  4 N  8
RAIN DURATN(HRS) 6 2    
RAIN AMOUNTS(INS) 0.25-0.50 <0.10 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(M AGL)   2257   2498
MIXING HGT(FT AGL)   7406   8197
TRANSPORT WND(M/S)   W 15   NW 8
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)   W 33   NW  18
VENT INDEX (METRIC)   33855   19984
VENT INDEX(ENGLISH)   244398   147546
STAG INDEX 3 3 3 3
CATEGORY DAY   5   5
STABILITY F C F C
WINDSHIFTS        
PRECIP BEGINS 6 PM CONT    
PRECIP ENDS CONT 6 PM    
MAXIMUM LVORI 0 0 1 2
DISPERSION INDEX 0 0 0 0
REMARKS        

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5  MPH.

.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST  WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST  WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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