FNUS74 KLIX 081435 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0868...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 835 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE TODAY AS A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT SLIPS IN AROUND 3 PM. THE FRONT IS CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI JUST SOUTH OF TUPELO AND WILL CONTINUE TO TREK SOUTHWARD. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDS SHOULD BE PREDOMINATELY FROM THE WEST DURING THE MAIN BURN PERIOD. WINDS WILL THEN TURN TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT...AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OVERNIGHT...IN VERY LIGHT FLOW OVERALL. A WEAK INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...BUT THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL NOT ALLOW FOR FOG FORMATION. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 69 71 67 RH..............56 39 36 43 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1000 2300 2300 4300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).300 700 700 1310 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 13 NW 18 NW 18 NW 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 54 53 50 48 47 RH..............62 74 74 80 83 86 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)700 700 300 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).210 210 90 90 90 90 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 9 N 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 E 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090108.DESOT.01/LIX