FLUS44 KJAN 311953 HWOJAN Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 253 PM CDT Tue Oct 31 2023 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 012000- 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- 253 PM CDT Tue Oct 31 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, northwest Mississippi, south central Mississippi, southeast Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and west central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Today, open burning should not be attempted as wildfires can spread rapidly due to a combination of dry conditions, increased winds, and critically low humidity. Please heed any local burn bans. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Frost and light freeze conditions are increasingly likely this week. Tonight, and especially Wednesday night could see widespread low temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Frost and freeze damage is expected to unprotected sensitive vegetation, especially Thursday morning. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Wednesday, open burning should not be attempted as wildfires can spread rapidly due to a combination of dry conditions, increased winds, and critically low humidity. Please heed any local burn bans. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.png) There is an elevated fire danger threat open burning is discouraged due to dry conditions, critically low humidity and some wind for all of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana and Mississippi through late week on Thursday and Friday. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/4.png .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and emergency management personnel in support of severe weather operations is not expected through next Sunday. $$ ...HAZARD LEGEND... *FIRE WEATHER* Extreme...Extreme wildfire conditions are anticipated with strong winds. Open burning should not be attempted and wildfires will spread very rapidly. Fire control will be very difficult, even for experienced fire fighters. Significant...Conditions are expected such that open burning should not be attempted. Any wildfires will spread rapidly. Elevated...Any open burning is discouraged due to increased wind, lower humidity, and recent dry conditions. Fires are more likely to escape control Remember to heed any local burn bans that are in effect! Limited...Any open burning is discouraged due to increased wind, lower humidity or very dry conditions. Remember to heed any local burn bans that are in effect! ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN Home page... https://www.weather.gov/jan Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe Latest Weather Briefing... https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing Tropical page... https://www.weather.gov/srh/tropical?office=jan National Hurricane Center Home Page... https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Find NWS JAN on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Twitter... @NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Youtube... https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FIRE WEATHER ISSUES... Current Heat Information... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe_ExtremeHeat Fire Weather... https://www.weather.gov/jan/fireweather Mississippi Forestry Commission... https://www.mfc.ms.gov/ Fire Weather Outlook... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/