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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
.DISCUSSION...
MUCH MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...AS A WARM FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR OF EXTREME NORTHEAST
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. DESPITE LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY
FOG THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL WARM IN THE LOWER/MID 70S AREAWIDE...ALTHOUGH MIN RH/S WILL BE HARD
PRESSED TO FALL MUCH BELOW 60% THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE RED
RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH TEXAS INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THIS WARM/HUMID
AIR MASS OVER PORTIONS OF EAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY EARLY/MID
AFTERNOON. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL SHIFT EAST INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
AND NORTH LOUISIANA BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...BEFORE ENDING AROUND
MIDNIGHT. LARGE HAIL...AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUST...AND PERHAPS AN
ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP...WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR FILTERING SOUTHEAST IN WAKE OF THIS
SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT/THURSDAY. IN FACT...MIN RH/S THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM
30-40% AREAWIDE. COOL AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN ACROSS MAINLY
THE EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA DISTRICTS THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY.
ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-102230-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-MCCURTAIN-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...ARKANSAS DISTRICT 2...
...OKLAHOMA SOUTHEAST PROTECTION AREA...
...OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST-BROKEN BOW UNIT...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+1) 42 (-7) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+15) 79 (-19) 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 W 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 9 G17 LGT/VAR W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1415 1395
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4643 4576
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 10 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 W 17
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 14150 11160
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 67 56
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
ARZ060-061-070>073-102230-
HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-UNION AR-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...ARKANSAS DISTRICT 4...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+2) 47 (-8) 68
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+16) 85 (-14) 37
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 W 8
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 9 G17 LGT/VAR W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.25 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1366 1369
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4482 4493
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 W 18
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 12294 10952
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 68 62
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-137-138-102230-
RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-
MARION-GREGG-HARRISON-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...TEXAS ZONE - LINDEN...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 45 (-9) 67
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+19) 74 (-22) 35
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 W 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 10 SW 5 W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.10 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1281 1370
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4202 4496
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 11 W 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 W 16
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 14091 9590
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 69 58
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
$$
TXZ136-149>153-102230-
SMITH-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...TEXAS ZONE - HENDERSON...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 45 (-12) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+28) 83 (-16) 33
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 W 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 8 G15 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1211 1474
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3974 4837
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 10 NW 6
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 NW 14
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 12110 8844
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 68 63
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
TXZ165>167-102230-
ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...EAST TEXAS FOREST-ANGELINA AND SABINE...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+2) 47 (-15) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (+17) 96 (-4) 30
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1149 1570
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3769 5152
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 SW 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 SW 15
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 9192 10990
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 68 69
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
LAZ001>004-012-102230-
CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-BIENVILLE-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 4...
...KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST-CANEY RANGER DISTRICT...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+3) 49 (-9) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+16) 87 (-8) 33
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 W 6
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 10 G17 LGT/VAR W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.17 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1216 1447
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3991 4746
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 W 17
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 10944 11576
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 68 63
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
60. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
LAZ010-011-017-018-102230-
DE SOTO-RED RIVER-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 6...
...KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST-KISATCHIE RANGER DISTRICT...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+4) 51 (-11) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+1) 86 (-12) 30
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 W 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 9 S 5 W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.17 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1193 1558
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3913 5112
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 W 7
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 W 15
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 10737 10906
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 68 68
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 3.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS
3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
LAZ005-006-013-014-019>022-102230-
LINCOLN-UNION LA-JACKSON-OUACHITA-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
700 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 3...
...KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST-WINN AND CATAHOULA RANGER DISTRICTS...
...LOUISIANA DISTRICT 5...
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+6) 52 (-11) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-9) 90 (-6) 31
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 W 6 G15
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 9 LGT/VAR W 7 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.25 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 0
MIXING HGT(M-MSL) 1254 1556
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4115 5106
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 W 8
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 W 18
VENT RATE (M^2/S) 10032 12448
CATEGORY DAY 4 4
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F) 68 69
STABILITY CLASS C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS 4.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CATEGORY DAY INDEX IS
3.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
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