FNUS74 KLIX 011432 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0868...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 832 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND A FEW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN PERSISTENT OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A SWITCH TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. FOG WILL NOT BE A CONCERN TONIGHT...AS A BROAD AREA OF RAIN SHOULD BE MOVING THROUGH COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 56 56 62 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 63 65 63 RH..............59 48 48 56 20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1900 5900 5900 6400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).580 1800 1800 1950 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 12 SW 14 SW 14 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........90 90 93 100 100 99 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 55 53 52 52 52 RH..............69 80 86 86 89 89 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 4 SE 3 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2800 2800 800 300 300 800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).850 850 240 90 90 240 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13 S 13 S 10 SE 7 SE 7 S 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 4 SE 3 SE 3 S 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 80 80 80 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........97 97 98 100 100 88 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 53 54 55 57 55 RH..............89 86 80 72 59 57 20 FT WIND......SE 2 E 2 N 2 NW 3 NW 5 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)600 600 900 2900 2900 1900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).180 180 270 880 880 580 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 6 S 6 W 6 NW 9 NW 9 N 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3 S 3 W 3 NW 4 NW 4 N 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090201.DESOT.01/LIX