FNUS74 KSHV 181850
FWSSHV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATAHOULA COMPT. 9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1250 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATAHOULA COMPT  9...USFS...AMENDED RH AND TEMPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1251 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY DRY POLAR AIRMASS SCOURED THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MORE RAPIDLY
THAN FORECAST.  WILL USE OBSERVATIONS FROM NEARBY ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT
FOR BASELINE.  ALSO ONLY AMENDED RH VALUES AND TEMPS...ALL OTHER
FORECASTS REMAIN THE SAME.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP............64  66  67  66  63  60
RH..............33  32  30  32  35  40
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  15  15  14  14  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   7   7   6   6   5

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
TEMP............58  51  49  47  46  44  43
RH..............38  47  51  54  56  59  61
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   2   2   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.            5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  14  15  15  15  15
TRANS SPD (M/S). 6   6   7   7   7   7   7

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REQUESTED BY...SHERYL ROACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U