Fire Weather Watch

In force from

Oct 16, 9:00 AM CDT

Until

Oct 16, 8:00 PM CDT

Issued

Oct 14, 4:45 PM CDT

Updated

1 time, last Oct 15, 4:12 AM CDT

Office

Jackson, MS

Number

2 of its kind from this office this year

Severity

Severe

Where

AR LA MS

FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FROM 9 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

Affected area

PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

Wind

North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

Humidity

Minimum Relative Humidity values between 25 to 45 percent.

Fuels

Critically dry.

Impacts

Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

What to do

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. These conditions could promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening. Check www.weather.gov/jan/fireweather for forecast updates and a possible upgrade of this watch to a Red Flag Warning.

Every area Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Simpson; Smith; Jasper; Clarke; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln; Lawrence; Jefferson Davis; Covington; Jones; Marion; Lamar; Forrest

Places under it Cleveland, Columbus, Greenville, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Laurel, Meridian, Natchez, Starkville, Vicksburg, Pearl, and 269 more

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