FNUS74 KLIX 152041 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0951...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 241 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. COLD AND DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE WEATHER WILL BE THE COLDEST THE AREA HAS SEEN IN SEVERAL YEARS. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON FRIDAY...AND AROUND 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. FORTUNATELY...WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS BOTH DAYS WHERE THE HUMIDITY IS THE LOWEST. NO FOG IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 45 39 35 32 29 25 23 RH..............36 41 48 52 53 55 57 57 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 N 6 N 8 N 8 N 7 N 7 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3200 3200 2200 2000 2000 1300 1400 1400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).980 980 670 610 610 400 430 430 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 17 N 17 N 15 N 22 N 22 N 20 N 18 N 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 8 N 8 N 7 N 10 N 10 N 9 N 8 N 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090115.DESOT.02/LIX