1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 18, 1:48 PM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 248 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 .DISCUSSION... LITTLE CHANGE IN SURFACE PATTERN OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE APPALACHIANS. EVEN LESS CLOUD COVER TODAY THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED YESTERDAY. AS OF 1930Z...NO CONVECTION ACROSS CWA. APPEARS DEWPOINTS MAY BE RUNNING A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY...BUT TUPELO IS THE ONLY OBSERVING SITE THAT IS BORDERLINE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. NOT QUITE SURE WHY AREAS FROM JONESBORO AND DYERSBURG NORTHWARD TO THE OHIO RIVER ARE RUNNING COOLER THAN AREAS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH...UNLESS GROUND MOISTURE IS HIGHER THERE. && .SHORT TERM (THROUGH FRIDAY)... NO CHANGE IN THE PATTERN THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH PERSISTANCE BEING THE RULE. ISOLATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE...BUT NOT ENOUGH AREAL COVERAGE TO MENTION IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW. FORECAST PROBLEM NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE WHETHER HUMIDITY INCREASES ENOUGH TO CONSIDER HEAT ADVISORIES AGAIN. SOUTHERN TIER COULD BE BORDERLINE...MOST OTHER AREAS SHOULD BE OK UNTIL WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY. WILL HOLD OFF ON ADVISORY AND ALLOW MIDNIGHT SHIFT TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT TONIGHT. MODELS BEGIN RETROGRESSION OF RIDGE ON FRIDAY...BRINGING A COLD FRONT CLOSER TO THE AREA. THIS MAY ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AT LEAST WITH ENOUGH AREAL COVERAGE TO JUSTIFY A MENTION IN THE FORECAST. ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER MAY HOLD TEMPS DOWN A LITTLE FROM THOSE WE SEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY AND BEYOND)... GFS AND ECMWF IN AGREEMENT ON DEVELOPING MORE TROFFING OVER THE EASTERN STATES. THIS WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO...IF NOT THROUGH...OUR AREA. THIS WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION FOR MOST OR ALL OF THE CWA. FOR NOW...WILL HOLD POPS IN THE CHANCE RANGE. IF I HAD TO PICK OUT BEST DAY FOR PRECIPITATION...PROBABLY SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD LIKELY TO BE NEAR OR BELOW NORMAL DUE TO MORE CLOUDS AND BETTER CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. OUT PAST 7 DAYS...GFS AND ECMWF NOT REALLY INDICATING A RAPID RETURN OF UPPER RIDGE TO OUR AREA...KEEPING IT MAINLY OVER THE ROCKIES. THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A CHANGE FROM 00Z GFS SOLUTION...SO STAY TUNED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 80 100 80 100 / 10 10 0 10 MKL 71 98 71 98 / 10 0 0 10 JBR 74 98 74 99 / 10 0 0 10 TUP 76 100 74 99 / 10 10 10 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && WAGNER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 352 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-191100- ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)- MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT- PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY- ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA- UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 352 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MID-SOUTH TODAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 100 TO 104 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HOT AND INCREASINGLY HUMID WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 100 TO 104 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND AND PROVIDE A BREAK FROM THE HOT TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JLH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Intense heat, dry conditions, and gusty winds contributed to a wildfire that burned 100 acres of pine trees in an area just behind the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Myrtle.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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