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 230831
FWFMEG
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns increase next week as a dry airmass
overspreads the Mid-South. Although 20ft winds will remain
in the 5-10 mph range, MinRH below 40% and dry fuels may lead to
elevated fire danger across the region.
ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-232100-
Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett-
330 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%)
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 90 (+6) 67 (+2) 88
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-7) 89 (-8) 39
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var N 6
PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1800 1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6000 5300
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1900 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6300 5600
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 5 N 7
Transport Wnd (mph) N 10 N 15
Vent Index (m2/s) 9500 11900
Category Day 4 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 79 78
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 4 N 6
500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 10 N 12
Dispersion Index 30 9 36
Stability Class B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
ARZ035-036-048-049-058-232100-
Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis-
330 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%)
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 92 (+6) 68 (+2) 93
RH % (24h trend) 40 (-9) 90 (-7) 40
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 5 Lgt/Var N 5
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1900 1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6200 5800
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 2000 1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6400 6000
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 5 N 6
Transport Wnd (mph) N 10 N 14
Vent Index (m2/s) 10000 10800
Category Day 4 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 80 81
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 5 N 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 12 N 9
Dispersion Index 36 6 34
Stability Class B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
35 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
TNZ001>004-019>022-232100-
Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
330 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%)
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 91 (+5) 66 (0) 89
RH % (24h trend) 42 (-8) 93 (-1) 37
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var N 4
PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 4 Lgt/Var N 6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1700 1600
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5700 5200
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1900 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6100 5600
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 4 N 7
Transport Wnd (mph) N 8 N 15
Vent Index (m2/s) 7600 11900
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 79 78
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 4 N 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 10 N 10
Dispersion Index 26 5 30
Stability Class B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
34 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
TNZ048>055-088>091-232100-
Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson-
Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton-
330 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%)
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 91 (+4) 66 (0) 91
RH % (24h trend) 45 (-3) 93 (-2) 41
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 4 Lgt/Var N 6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1700 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5700 5400
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1900 1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6100 5800
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 4 N 6
Transport Wnd (mph) N 8 N 14
Vent Index (m2/s) 7600 10800
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 80 80
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 5 N 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 11 N 9
Dispersion Index 26 6 29
Stability Class B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
34 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-232100-
Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha-
330 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%)
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 92 (+4) 68 (+2) 94
RH % (24h trend) 42 (-9) 90 (-4) 40
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 5 Lgt/Var N 6
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 2000 1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6500 6000
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 2100 1900
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6700 6300
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 4 N 6
Transport Wnd (mph) N 8 N 14
Vent Index (m2/s) 8400 11400
Category Day 4 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 81 82
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 5 N 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 10 N 9
Dispersion Index 30 7 33
Stability Class B F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-232100-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union-
330 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Precip Chance (%) 10
Precip Type None None None
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hrs)
Precip Begin
Precip End
Temp (24h trend) 91 (+3) 68 (+1) 92
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-5) 96 (0) 40
AM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PM Wind 20ft (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1800 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5800 5600
Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1900 1800
Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 6300 6000
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 3 N 5
Transport Wnd (mph) N 6 N 12
Vent Index (m2/s) 5700 9000
Category Day 3 4
500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 82 81
500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 4 N 4
500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 8 N 9
Dispersion Index 18 6 31
Stability Class A F B
Stagnation Index 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
33 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$