000 FNUS54 KMEG 051146 FWFMEG FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE MIDSOUTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 546 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE MID SOUTH TODAY. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS ALONG WITH COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-052330- CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MISSISSIPPI-PEMISCOT- POINSETT-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING...MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTHEAST ARKANSAS 546 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-3) 27 (+4) 50 RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-9) 73 (-7) 38 AM 20 FT WIND (MPH) N 2-6 SW 7-11 PM 20 FT WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7-11 PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DUR (HRS) PRECIP BEGINS PRECIP ENDS MIXING HGT (M-AGL) 1026 1190 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3365 3904 MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1112 1277 MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 3647 4191 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 2 W 10 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 3 W 22 VENT INDEX (M2/S) 2224 12770 CATEGORY DAY 2 4 500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 32 45 500M TSPT WIND (M/S) N 3 W 10 500M TSPT WIND (MPH) N 7 W 22 DISPERSION INDEX 25 12 62 LASI 3 3 3 STABILITY D D D STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 0 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...A CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ ARZ035-036-048-049-058-052330- CRITTENDEN-CROSS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-ST. FRANCIS- INCLUDING...EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS...ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST 546 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+1) 28 (+1) 53 RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-14) 71 (-20) 35 AM 20 FT WIND (MPH) NE 4-8 SW 5-9 PM 20 FT WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7-11 PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DUR (HRS) PRECIP BEGINS PRECIP ENDS MIXING HGT (M-AGL) 965 1041 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3167 3416 MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1027 1104 MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 3371 3621 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 2 W 9 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 W 20 VENT INDEX (M2/S) 2054 9936 CATEGORY DAY 2 4 500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 34 46 500M TSPT WIND (M/S) NE 5 SW 8 500M TSPT WIND (MPH) NE 10 SW 18 DISPERSION INDEX 32 10 57 LASI 3 4 3 STABILITY D D D STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...A CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ TNZ001>004-019>022-051-052330- BENTON TN-CARROLL-CROCKETT-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY- INCLUDING...NORTHERN WEST TENNESSEE 546 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-2) 23 (+1) 47 RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-9) 75 (-6) 37 AM 20 FT WIND (MPH) N 2-6 SW 5-9 PM 20 FT WIND (MPH) NW 2-6 LGT/VAR W 7-11 PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DUR (HRS) PRECIP BEGINS PRECIP ENDS MIXING HGT (M-AGL) 928 1140 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3044 3739 MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1048 1264 MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 3437 4148 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 3 W 11 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 W 25 VENT INDEX (M2/S) 3144 13904 CATEGORY DAY 2 4 500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 29 43 500M TSPT WIND (M/S) N 4 SW 10 500M TSPT WIND (MPH) N 9 SW 23 DISPERSION INDEX 31 8 75 LASI 4 4 3 STABILITY D D D STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...A CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ TNZ048>050-052>055-088>091-052330- CHESTER-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-LAUDERDALE- MADISON-MCNAIRY-SHELBY-TIPTON- INCLUDING...SOUTHERN WEST TENNESSEE 546 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-1) 24 (0) 50 RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-11) 80 (-1) 35 AM 20 FT WIND (MPH) N 3-7 SW 6-10 PM 20 FT WIND (MPH) N 2-6 LGT/VAR W 7-11 PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DUR (HRS) PRECIP BEGINS PRECIP ENDS MIXING HGT (M-AGL) 894 1049 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2933 3442 MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1016 1173 MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 3333 3850 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 3 W 10 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 W 23 VENT INDEX (M2/S) 3048 11730 CATEGORY DAY 2 4 500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 32 44 500M TSPT WIND (M/S) N 5 SW 9 500M TSPT WIND (MPH) N 10 SW 19 DISPERSION INDEX 32 8 65 LASI 3 3 4 STABILITY D D D STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...A CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-052330- COAHOMA-DESOTO-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA-YALOBUSHA- INCLUDING...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTH UNIT HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST 546 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (0) 28 (+1) 52 RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-6) 73 (-6) 36 AM 20 FT WIND (MPH) NE 5-9 SW 4-8 PM 20 FT WIND (MPH) N 2-6 LGT/VAR W 6-10 PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DUR (HRS) PRECIP BEGINS PRECIP ENDS MIXING HGT (M-AGL) 949 1004 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3113 3295 MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1021 1077 MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 3349 3534 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 4 W 8 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 W 17 VENT INDEX (M2/S) 4084 8616 CATEGORY DAY 3 4 500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 37 46 500M TSPT WIND (M/S) NE 6 SW 6 500M TSPT WIND (MPH) NE 13 SW 14 DISPERSION INDEX 36 12 45 LASI 4 4 4 STABILITY D D D STAGNATION INDEX 2 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-052330- ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS- MARSHALL-MONROE-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-UNION- INCLUDING...NORTH MISSISSIPPI PORTION NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY... NORTH UNIT HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST... NORTH UNIT TOMBIGBEE NATIONAL FOREST...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI 546 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-1) 25 (-1) 51 RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-11) 83 (-2) 37 AM 20 FT WIND (MPH) N 5-9 SW 3-7 PM 20 FT WIND (MPH) N 3-7 LGT/VAR W 5-9 PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DUR (HRS) PRECIP BEGINS PRECIP ENDS MIXING HGT (M-AGL) 861 1063 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2824 3489 MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 985 1189 MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 3231 3900 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 5 W 8 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 W 17 VENT INDEX (M2/S) 4925 9512 CATEGORY DAY 3 4 500M MIX HGT TEMP (F) 36 45 500M TSPT WIND (M/S) N 6 SW 6 500M TSPT WIND (MPH) N 14 SW 13 DISPERSION INDEX 36 16 51 LASI 4 4 4 STABILITY D D D STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SJM