FNUS74 KSHV 011405 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR WINN C-107 108...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 805 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN THIS MORNING AND HOLD AROUND 4 TO 8 KFT. A FEW RAIN CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST ARE MOVING ENE TOWARD THE ALEXANDRIA VICNITY BY NOON. IT LOOKS LIKE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL HOLD OFF FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TOWARD SUNSET. EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY BEGIN TO CROP UP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. RIGHT NOW THE FRONT IS IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WILL LIKELY NOT PUSH THROUGH IN THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL DAYBREAK OR SO. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............52 56 60 62 64 65 65 63 RH..............67 63 60 57 56 55 59 65 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 10 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 15 14 13 12 11 DISPERSION......M M M M M M M M MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 2.5 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 19 23 25 27 25 22 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 10 11 12 11 10 9 $$ FORECASTER...CHATELAIN REQUESTED BY...SUE MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090201.WINNC.01/SHV