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KEY MESSAGES

- Warm and dry weather through next weekend.

- Monitoring for increasing fire danger threat this weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1243 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

Tonight through next Monday...This ongoing period of quiet weather will persist across the region through most of this forecast period. There will be a couple of disturbances, the first being tomorrow (Wednesday) and the second next Monday, that could potentially squeeze out a stray shower or two across a small portion of the CWA. Unfortunately though, confidence that this'll be the case is currently very low, with overall dry conditions expected through the forecast period.

The more notable impact across the area during the forecast period will be the potential for some fire weather concerns this weekend. Overnight Friday into early Saturday, another dry cold front will drop south through the Lower Mississippi River Valley. In its wake, north winds will usher in a fairly dry airmass that'll overspread the region. By Saturday afternoon, winds will be gusty with low afternoon relative humidity values expected. This, combined with ongoing dry soil conditions and fuels looks to bring about some concern for increased wildfire danger. This potential is still several days out and will continue to be monitored in later forecasts. If this model trend continues, at a minimum, a "Limited Threat" for fire danger may be needed for portions of, if not all of, the forecast area this weekend, again primarily on Saturday. /19/

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 706 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026

VFR conditions wl prevail through the TAF period. /22/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Jackson 55 83 61 85 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 53 82 59 85 / 0 10 0 0 Vicksburg 56 85 60 85 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 56 83 60 85 / 0 10 0 0 Natchez 59 84 61 85 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 56 83 62 85 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 56 84 63 86 / 0 0 0 0

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MS...None. LA...None. AR...None.