FNUS54 KMEG 162030 FWFMEG Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the MidSouth National Weather Service Memphis TN 330 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION... Fire danger concerns will exist across portions of the Mid-South through this afternoon, with relatively dry fuels and gusty winds. A Fire Danger Statement remains in effect for northeast central AR, NW MS, and far SW TN through 7 PM this evening. Minimum relative humidity values will once again be in the 30% to 40% range on Saturday, with continued wind gusts in the afternoon. By Sunday and into next week, while minimum relative humidity values will remain below 40%, wind speeds will generally remain light. No appreciable rainfall is expected over the next seven days. ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-170900- Clay-Craighead-Dunklin-Greene-Mississippi-Pemiscot-Poinsett- 330 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Precip Chance (%) 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) 44 (-14) 63 (-1) 37 68 RH % (24h trend) 93 (+13) 36 (0) 91 27 AM Wind 20ft (mph) N 11 G19 Lgt/Var PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 12 G23 NE 10 G18 NE 4 Lgt/Var Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1300 1100 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4400 3700 Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1400 1200 Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 4600 4000 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 7 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 16 E 8 Vent Index (m2/s) 9800 4800 Category Day 4 3 500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 51 55 500m Tspt Wind (m/s) NE 9 E 6 500m Tspt Wind (mph) NE 20 E 13 Dispersion Index 49 46 9 19 Stability Class D C F B Stagnation Index 2 2 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 27 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ ARZ035-036-048-049-058-170900- Crittenden-Cross-Lee AR-Phillips-St. Francis- 330 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Precip Chance (%) Precip Type None None None None Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration (hrs) Precip Begin Precip End Temp (24h trend) 46 (-16) 67 (+2) 39 71 RH % (24h trend) 88 (+9) 33 (-2) 83 26 AM Wind 20ft (mph) N 8 G21 Lgt/Var PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 10 G23 NE 9 G17 NE 4 Lgt/Var Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1400 1200 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4500 4000 Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1400 1300 Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 4700 4200 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 8 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 17 E 8 Vent Index (m2/s) 11200 5200 Category Day 4 3 500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 52 56 500m Tspt Wind (m/s) NE 10 E 6 500m Tspt Wind (mph) NE 22 E 13 Dispersion Index 41 51 10 19 Stability Class E C F B Stagnation Index 2 2 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 24 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 24 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 23 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 23 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TNZ001>004-019>022-170900- Benton TN-Carroll-Dyer-Gibson-Henry-Lake-Obion-Weakley- 330 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear 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) 43 (-15) 62 (0) 36 69 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+14) 36 (-7) 93 28 AM Wind 20ft (mph) N 11 G18 Lgt/Var PM Wind 20ft (mph) NW 10 G22 NE 10 G17 NE 4 Lgt/Var Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1300 1100 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4100 3500 Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1400 1200 Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 4500 3900 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 8 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 18 E 8 Vent Index (m2/s) 11200 4800 Category Day 4 3 500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 51 54 500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 8 E 5 500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 18 E 12 Dispersion Index 44 46 8 22 Stability Class E C F B Stagnation Index 2 2 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 30 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TNZ048>055-088>091-170900- Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-Haywood-Henderson- Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Shelby-Tipton- 330 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Precip Chance (%) 10 Precip Type None None None None Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration (hrs) Precip Begin Precip End Temp (24h trend) 43 (-18) 63 (-1) 36 69 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+17) 34 (-5) 90 27 AM Wind 20ft (mph) N 11 G19 Lgt/Var PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 11 G23 NE 11 G18 NE 4 Lgt/Var Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1300 1200 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4300 3800 Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1400 1300 Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 4700 4200 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 8 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 18 E 8 Vent Index (m2/s) 11200 5200 Category Day 4 3 500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 52 55 500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 9 E 6 500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 19 E 13 Dispersion Index 42 49 9 19 Stability Class E C F B Stagnation Index 2 2 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 27 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 29 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-021-170900- Coahoma-Desoto-Panola-Quitman-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tunica-Yalobusha- 330 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear 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) 46 (-19) 68 (0) 39 73 RH % (24h trend) 93 (+15) 31 (-4) 80 27 AM Wind 20ft (mph) N 10 G22 Lgt/Var PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 11 G23 NE 11 G19 NE 5 Lgt/Var Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1400 1300 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4500 4200 Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1400 1400 Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 4700 4400 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 8 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 18 E 8 Vent Index (m2/s) 11200 5600 Category Day 4 3 500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 53 56 500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 10 E 6 500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 22 E 13 Dispersion Index 43 53 10 20 Stability Class E C F B Stagnation Index 2 2 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 24 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 24 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 23 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 23 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ MSZ002>006-009-013>017-022>024-170900- Alcorn-Benton MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS- Marshall-Monroe-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Tippah-Tishomingo-Union- 330 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Precip Chance (%) 10 Precip Type None None None None Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration (hrs) Precip Begin Precip End Temp (24h trend) 46 (-17) 67 (-3) 40 71 RH % (24h trend) 96 (+6) 32 (-6) 87 30 AM Wind 20ft (mph) N 10 G19 Lgt/Var PM Wind 20ft (mph) N 11 G23 N 11 G19 NE 5 Lgt/Var Mixing Hgt(m-agl) 1300 1200 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4200 3800 Mixing Hgt(m-msl) 1400 1300 Mixing Hgt(ft-msl) 4700 4200 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 9 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 20 E 8 Vent Index (m2/s) 12600 5200 Category Day 4 3 500m Mix Hgt Temp (F) 52 55 500m Tspt Wind (m/s) N 9 E 5 500m Tspt Wind (mph) N 19 E 12 Dispersion Index 28 54 9 25 Stability Class E C F B Stagnation Index 2 2 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 27 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 25 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 28 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$