Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
851
FNUS54 KMEG 202031
FWFMEG
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Light 20-ft winds and minimum RH values remaining above 40% will
keep fire weather concerns minimal through the period.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-210900-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 10 20
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 1 AM
Temp (24h trend) 76 (0) 99 (+5) 72 88
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-5) 50 (-12) 86 50
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var NE 8
PM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var W 4 Lgt/Var NE 9 G17
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1700 1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5400 4700
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1700 1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 5700 5000
Transport Wnd (m/s) W 3 NE 6
Transport Wnd (mph) W 7 NE 13
Vent Index (m2/s) 5100 9000
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 93 81
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SW 3 NE 7
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SW 7 NE 15
Dispersion Index 6 22 11 37
Stability Class F B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-210900-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 10
Precip Type None None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 76 (-2) 99 (+3) 75 91
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-5) 48 (-9) 86 50
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var NE 6
PM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1800 1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5800 4600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1800 1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6100 4800
Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 3 NE 6
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 6 NE 13
Vent Index (m2/s) 5400 9000
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 93 85
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 2 NE 5
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 4 NE 12
Dispersion Index 5 19 8 36
Stability Class F A F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TNZ001>004-019>022-210900-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 50 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 20 60
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 2
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 6 AM
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+2) 98 (+5) 72 87
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-2) 53 (-11) 99 54
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var N 5
PM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var N 7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1300 1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4200 4700
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1400 1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 4600 5100
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 4 N 5
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 N 12
Vent Index (m2/s) 5600 8000
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 91 81
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) SW 5 N 6
500m Tspt Wind (mph) SW 11 N 13
Dispersion Index 6 25 7 30
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 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TNZ048>055-088>091-210900-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 30 0
Precip Chance (%) 10 10 30
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 2
Precip Begin 7 PM
Precip End 6 AM
Temp (24h trend) 74 (-1) 98 (+4) 73 90
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-2) 50 (-10) 96 51
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var NE 5
PM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1500 1400
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4800 4600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1600 1500
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 5200 5000
Transport Wnd (m/s) W 3 N 5
Transport Wnd (mph) W 7 N 12
Vent Index (m2/s) 4800 7500
Category Day 3 3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 91 84
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 4 N 5
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 9 N 10
Dispersion Index 5 19 6 28
Stability Class F A E B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-210900-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 20 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) 76 (0) 97 (+1) 77 94
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-4) 49 (-5) 89 46
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var NE 4
PM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1700 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5600 5600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1800 1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 5800 5800
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 3 NE 5
Transport Wnd (mph) N 6 NE 10
Vent Index (m2/s) 5400 9000
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 91 88
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 2 NE 2
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 5 NE 5
Dispersion Index 5 17 7 29
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 lower 70s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-210900-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 20 10 20 10
Precip Type None None Showers None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs) 1
Precip Begin 1 AM
Precip End 6 AM
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+1) 97 (+2) 76 94
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-1) 47 (-8) 95 46
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1500 1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4800 5300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1600 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 5200 5700
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 3 N 4
Transport Wnd (mph) S 6 N 8
Vent Index (m2/s) 4800 6800
Category Day 3 3
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 89 86
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) S 5 S 3
500m Tspt Wind (mph) S 10 S 6
Dispersion Index 2 15 7 19
Stability Class F A F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$