FNUS74 KLIX 131447 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0956...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 847 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ONSHORE WINDS ARE TRANSPORTING MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FOR ABOUT THE NEXT 12 HRS AS CURRENT NE WINDS BECOME SE BY NOON AND THEN SOUTH OVERNIGHT. SFC SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY REACH THE 10 TO 12 MPH RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON ...BUT 6 TO 8 MPH SHOULD BE THE NORM. MOST OF THE HEAVIER RAIN THAT HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING IS WELL WEST OF THE BURN LOCATION AROUND THE BATON ROUGE AREA. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY EXTEND EASTWARD INTO COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. RAIN CHANCES GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH. WITH SUCH HIGH MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL AS WEAKENING WINDS TONIGHT...THE FOG POTENTIAL WILL BE RATHER HIGH. MAY SEE PATCHY LIGHT FOG ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS EVENING ...THEN AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AS WINDS APPROACH. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 93 93 93 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 67 68 67 RH..............72 68 70 78 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 8 S 11 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 11 15 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2000 2200 2200 1600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).610 670 670 490 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 14 SE 16 SE 16 S 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 70 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........96 96 96 86 86 86 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............66 64 62 60 59 58 RH..............87 100 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1100 1100 1800 2500 2500 1900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).340 340 550 760 760 580 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 22 S 22 SW 22 W 21 W 21 SW 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 10 S 10 SW 10 W 9 W 9 SW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 60 64 68 69 68 RH..............100 100 93 78 73 73 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 4 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1200 1200 1600 2300 2300 2400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).370 370 490 700 700 730 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 15 SW 15 W 14 W 13 W 13 NW 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7 SW 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 NW 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 50 50 60 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090213.DESOT.01/LIX