FNUS74 KLIX 171354 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0870...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 754 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL DEVELOP TODAY...AS A SURFACE LOW DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND SHIFT EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY. .FOG...FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SURFACE WINDS OF 10 MILES AN HOUR AND OVERCAST SKY WILL LIMIT FOG DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........60 67 67 80 82 82 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 48 53 59 60 59 RH..............96 89 74 65 69 72 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 4 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1200 2500 2500 3600 3300 3300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).370 760 760 1100 1010 1010 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 SE 17 SE 22 SE 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........85 85 80 71 71 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 57 56 56 55 55 RH..............78 83 96 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2600 2600 1700 1000 1000 800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).790 790 520 300 300 240 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 28 S 28 S 29 S 29 S 29 S 31 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 13 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 30 30 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 87 85 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 62 66 68 71 68 RH..............96 90 87 87 79 78 20 FT WIND......S 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1500 1500 2700 3600 3600 3600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).460 460 820 1100 1100 1100 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 33 SW 33 SW 33 SW 31 SW 31 SW 30 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.DESOT.01/LIX