Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
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FNUS54 KMEG 072031
FWFMEG
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A drier and slightly cooler airmass is in place this afternoon,
but will moderate over the next couple of days. Expect HR`s 30-
35% this afternoon. Relatively dry air will remain in place
through midweek but RH`s should trend a bit higher, generally 35-
45% tomorrow and Wednesday. 10-hr fuels remain low, but 20-ft
winds will remain well below 10 kts.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-080900-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
330 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10
Precip Type None None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-5) 99 (+5) 74 99
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+5) 35 (-4) 91 40
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var S 6
PM Wind 20ft (mph) NE 6 Lgt/Var SE 4 SW 7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1700 2100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5700 6900
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1800 2200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 5900 7100
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 3 SW 5
Transport Wnd (mph) S 6 SW 12
Vent Index (m2/s) 5400 11000
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 87 88
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SE 4 S 8
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SE 9 S 18
Dispersion Index 10 15 11 39
Stability Class F A F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-080900-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
330 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10
Precip Type None None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 71 (-1) 101 (+4) 75 99
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+3) 35 (-1) 91 40
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) NE 4 Lgt/Var SE 4 Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1800 2100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6000 7000
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1900 2200
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6200 7200
Transport Wnd (m/s) SE 3 S 4
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 6 S 9
Vent Index (m2/s) 5700 8800
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 89 88
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 5 S 6
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 10 S 14
Dispersion Index 11 15 11 33
Stability Class F A F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
$$
TNZ001>004-019>022-080900-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
330 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10
Precip Type None None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-2) 97 (+6) 71 97
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+9) 43 (-1) 89 42
AM Wind 20ft (mph) SE 5 S 6
PM Wind 20ft (mph) NE 4 S 4 SE 5 S 5
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1600 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5400 5600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1800 1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 5800 6000
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 5
Transport Wnd (mph) S 9 SW 12
Vent Index (m2/s) 7200 9000
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 84 85
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 5 S 7
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 12 S 16
Dispersion Index 9 32 10 39
Stability Class F B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
$$
TNZ048>055-088>091-080900-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
330 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10
Precip Type None None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-2) 98 (+4) 71 98
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+7) 40 (0) 90 41
AM Wind 20ft (mph) SE 5 S 5
PM Wind 20ft (mph) NE 4 S 5 SE 5 S 4
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1800 2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5800 6600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1900 2100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6200 7000
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 S 4
Transport Wnd (mph) S 8 S 8
Vent Index (m2/s) 7600 8400
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 85 86
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 6 S 6
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 13 S 13
Dispersion Index 9 34 10 34
Stability Class F B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
$$
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-080900-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
330 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 10 10
Precip Type None None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 72 (-1) 99 (+1) 72 98
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+2) 40 (+3) 95 42
AM Wind 20ft (mph) SE 4 Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) NE 4 Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1800 2200
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5800 7300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1800 2300
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6100 7500
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 3 S 3
Transport Wnd (mph) S 7 S 7
Vent Index (m2/s) 5400 6900
Category Day 3 3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 88 87
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SE 5 SE 5
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SE 12 SE 11
Dispersion Index 9 25 10 27
Stability Class F B F A
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
$$
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-080900-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
330 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 10
Precip Type None None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 72 (0) 95 (-1) 71 96
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+1) 45 (+5) 92 41
AM Wind 20ft (mph) SE 6 Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) NE 4 SE 5 SE 4 Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1700 2000
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5500 6500
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1800 2100
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 5900 6900
Transport Wnd (m/s) SE 4 S 3
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 9 S 7
Vent Index (m2/s) 7200 6300
Category Day 3 3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 85 85
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SE 6 SE 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SE 14 SE 9
Dispersion Index 10 36 8 26
Stability Class F B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
$$