The purpose of the Fire Weather Watch and Red Flag Warning is to alert the public and land management agencies of developing weather conditions that, when combined with critically dry wild land fuels, could lead to dangerous wildfires.
Criteria for Red Flag Events in the Forecast Area
Fire Weather Watches/Red Flag Warnings are issued when the combination of dry fuels and weather conditions are such that extreme fire behavior or ignition is occurring or is expected to occur. Forecasters will coordinate with local fire and land managers (State Forestry Commissions/US Forest Service) through the Interagency Coordination Centers of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi to discuss the issuance of a Fire Weather Watch or Red Flag Warning. In addition, issuing offices should coordinate with adjacent weather offices.
For Mississippi Red Flag/Fire Weather Watch Conditions:
1. Relative Humidity less or equal to 25%
2. 20 foot wind speed of greater or equal to 15 mph
For Louisiana Red Flag/Fire Weather Watch Conditions
1. Relative Humidity less than 25%
2. Wind speed of greater than or equal to 14 mph
For Arkansas Red Flag/Fire Weather Watch Conditions
1. Relative Humidity less than 25%
2. 20 foot wind speed of greater or equal to 14 mph
3. Fuels critically dry, 10 hour fuels less than 10%
WWUS84 KJAN 141730
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1230 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010
...REDFLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS UNTIL 7 PM...
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-
047-150000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FW.W.0006.101014T1730Z-101015T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-
1230 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS REACHING THE UPPER TEENS. THIS WILL CREATE
DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA.
HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. NO RAIN IS FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED WITH STATE WIDE BURN BANS IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI AS WELL AS LOCAL BURN BANS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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WWUS84 KJAN 301232
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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON
732 AM CDT THU SEP 30 2010
…A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ARKLAMISS REGION UNTIL FRIDAY AT 7 PM…
ARZ-074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-302100=
/O.CON.KJAN.FW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CONVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
732 AM CDT THU SEP 30 2010
.,.FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
DURING THE PAST FOUR WEEKS…RAINFALL HAS BEEN VERY SPARSE ACROSS MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION. DUE TO THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS…AREA FIRE AGENCIES IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS…NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HAVE INDICATED AN INCREASE IN FIRE DANGER AND FIRE ACTIVITY…AND THEY DISCOURAGED OUTDOOR BURNING…AND MORE BANS ARE EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON…AND FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY AND 10 TO 20 MPH MPH ON FRIDAY…WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ON BOTH DAYS. A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT…AND THIS WILL ONLY REINFORCE THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND. IF FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WORSEN…THEN RED FLAG WARNINGS MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE REDFLAG WARNINGS.
The office will also issue Fire Danger Statements. This product is issued under rare circumstances of extremely dry or drought conditions for the entire or part of the region. Distribution will be over NOAA Weather Radio and Internet.
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
400 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-190000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO ...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH...BAY PRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE... MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST IESBURG...LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
400 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010
NWS JACKSON MS
...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION TODAY...
ACCORDING TO AREA FORESTRY COMMISSIONS AND THE US FOREST SERVICE,RECENT VERY DRY CONDITIONS HAVE MADE OUTDOOR BURNING INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS. CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT A SPARK FROM EQUIPMENT, THE HEAT FROM A CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OR ANY HEAT SOURCE COULD START A GRASS OR BRUSH FIRE. GUSTY WINDS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN BURNING DEBRIS OR TRASH AND COULD HINDER FIRE CONTAINMENT EFFORTS. THE COMBINATION OF DRY FINE FUELS, SUCH AS GRASS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAVE RESULTED IN CONTINUED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ACCOMPANIED BY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE DRY WEATHER WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE ENTERS THE REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS WILL REDUCE FIRE DANGER LEVELS. FIRES PLACE AREA FORESTRY COMMISSIONS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHER FIRE CONTROL AGENCIES IN LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS, AND CAN ENDANGER COMMUNITIES. PLEASE USE CAUTION AND HELP PREVENT FOREST AND GRASS FIRES. AREA FORESTRY COMMISSIONS AND US FOREST SERVICE URGE THE PUBLIC TO COMPLY WITH AND STATEWIDE BURN BANS AND REFRAIN FROM ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA HAVE ISSUED STATEWIDE BURN BANS. ASHLEY AND CHICOT COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS ARE ALSO UNDER A LOCAL BURN BAN. WHEN BARBECUING, TAKE THE UTMOST CARE. DO NOT DUMP ASHES UNLESS YOU ARE CERTAIN THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT. LIVE COALS CAN BURN FOR AS LONG AS ONE OR TWO DAYS AFTER BEING USED.
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