FNUS54 KJAN 161853 FWFJAN Fire Weather Planning Forecast For Extreme Southeast Arkansas, Northeast Louisiana, and Central Mississippi National Weather Service Jackson MS 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION...Wildfire danger continues to increase through this weekend. Breezy winds, low minimum afternoon relative humidity values, and critically dry soils conditions will support a significant fire danger threat during this time. A "Red Flag Warning" remains in effect for all districts until 8 PM today, and will be in effect on Saturday between 11 AM-7 PM. Fog development is not expected Saturday morning. ARZ074-075-170900- Ashley-Chicot- Including the cities of Crossett, North Crossett, Hamburg, West Crossett, Dermott, Lake Village, and Eudora 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 46 (-19) 69 (-4) 40 72 RH % (24H Trend) 81 (-7) 32 (-6) 81 27 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 11 G21 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 10 G22 NE 9 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 56 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1510 1310 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4940 4310 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 8 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 18 E 8 Vent Index (metric) 12080 5240 Vent Index (English) 88920 34480 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability E C F B Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 3 5 Dispersion Index 12 71 6 39 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-170900- Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys- Holmes- Including the cities of Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville, Greenwood, Grenada, Vaiden, North Carrollton, Carrollton, Greenville, Belzoni, Isola, Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Pickens, and Goodman 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 47 (-16) 70 (-4) 40 74 RH % (24H Trend) 84 (-5) 29 (-13) 78 26 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 12 G22 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 13 G23 NE 11 G19 NE 6 Lgt/Var Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 56 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1530 1430 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 5010 4710 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 8 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 18 E 8 Vent Index (metric) 12240 5720 Vent Index (English) 90180 37680 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability D D F B Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 3 5 Dispersion Index 16 63 6 43 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ028>033-037>039-170900- Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-Winston- Noxubee- Including the cities of Winona, Eupora, Mathiston, West Point, Columbus, Ackerman, Weir, Starkville, Kosciusko, Louisville, Macon, and Brooksville 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 46 (-18) 68 (-13) 40 72 RH % (24H Trend) 85 (-2) 31 (-21) 84 30 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 10 G20 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 11 G23 N 11 G20 NE 5 Lgt/Var Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 56 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1500 1320 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4920 4340 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 9 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 20 E 9 Vent Index (metric) 13500 5280 Vent Index (English) 98400 39060 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability E C F B Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 3 6 Dispersion Index 13 66 4 43 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ040>044-047>050-170900- Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Warren-Hinds-Rankin- Scott- Including the cities of Mayersville, Rolling Fork, Anguilla, Yazoo City, Ridgeland, Madison, Canton, Carthage, Vicksburg, Jackson, Pearl, Brandon, Richland, Forest, and Morton 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 47 (-15) 71 (-10) 42 74 RH % (24H Trend) 81 (-15) 30 (-20) 76 30 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 12 G22 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 12 G24 N 12 G20 NE 5 Lgt/Var Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 56 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1520 1430 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4980 4700 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 9 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 20 E 9 Vent Index (metric) 13680 5720 Vent Index (English) 99600 42300 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability E D F C Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 2 4 Dispersion Index 16 62 5 46 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ045-046-051-052-057-058-170900- Neshoba-Kemper-Newton-Lauderdale-Jasper-Clarke- Including the cities of Philadelphia, Pearl River, De Kalb, Scooba, Newton, Union, Decatur, Conehatta, Meridian, Bay Springs, Heidelberg, Quitman, Stonewall, and Shubuta 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 47 (-14) 69 (-17) 42 71 RH % (24H Trend) 79 (-14) 32 (-18) 79 30 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 13 G22 NE 6 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 14 G25 N 13 G22 NE 8 G18 NE 6 Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 56 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1480 1230 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4870 4050 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 9 E 5 Transport Wnd (mph) N 21 E 10 Vent Index (metric) 13320 6150 Vent Index (English) 102270 40500 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability D D F C Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 3 5 Dispersion Index 14 62 4 42 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ053-054-059>062-170900- Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln- Including the cities of Port Gibson, Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst, Wesson, Fayette, Natchez, Bude, Roxie, Meadville, and Brookhaven 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 49 (-15) 70 (-14) 44 74 RH % (24H Trend) 76 (-22) 33 (-21) 75 32 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 12 G22 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 12 G24 N 11 G20 NE 5 Lgt/Var Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 57 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1510 1440 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4940 4730 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 9 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 20 E 9 Vent Index (metric) 13590 5760 Vent Index (English) 98800 42570 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability D D F C Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 2 4 Dispersion Index 18 66 5 47 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ055-056-063>066-072>074-170900- Simpson-Smith-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion- Lamar-Forrest- Including the cities of Magee, Mendenhall, Taylorsville, Raleigh, Monticello, New Hebron, Prentiss, Bassfield, Collins, Mount Olive, Laurel, Columbia, West Hattiesburg, Lumberton, Purvis, and Hattiesburg 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 48 (-14) 72 (-17) 44 74 RH % (24H Trend) 71 (-27) 29 (-18) 73 30 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 12 G21 NE 5 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 13 G25 N 12 G21 NE 6 G18 NE 5 Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 57 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1500 1350 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4920 4420 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 10 NE 5 Transport Wnd (mph) N 22 NE 10 Vent Index (metric) 15000 6750 Vent Index (English) 108240 44200 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability D D F C Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 3 4 Dispersion Index 13 67 4 50 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ LAZ023>026-170900- Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia- Including the cities of Winnsboro, Jonesville, Harrisonburg, Newellton, St. Joseph, Waterproof, Vidalia, Ferriday, and West Ferriday 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 49 (-13) 72 (-9) 44 75 RH % (24H Trend) 75 (-24) 32 (-18) 74 29 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 16 G23 NE 6 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 14 G23 N 15 NE 7 Lgt/Var Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 54 57 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1500 1430 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4930 4700 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 9 NE 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 20 NE 8 Vent Index (metric) 13500 5720 Vent Index (English) 98600 37600 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability D D F C Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 2 4 Dispersion Index 19 59 5 42 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ LAZ007>009-015-016-170900- Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA- Including the cities of Bastrop, Oak Grove, Epps, Lake Providence, Rayville, Delhi, and Tallulah 153 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 46 (-17) 69 (-6) 41 72 RH % (24H Trend) 80 (-13) 33 (-11) 78 28 20ftWnd-AM(mph) N 12 G23 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-PM(mph) N 10 G22 N 10 G19 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Rain Duratn(hrs) Rain Amount(ins) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SILT/500m MLT (F) 53 56 Mixing Hgt(m AGL) 1510 1400 Mixing Hgt(ft AGL) 4960 4600 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 8 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 18 E 8 Vent Index (metric) 12080 5600 Vent Index (English) 89280 36800 Stag Index 2 2 3 3 Category Day 4 3 Stability E C F B Wind Shifts Precip Begin Precip End Maximum LVORI 3 5 Dispersion Index 14 68 7 41 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$