FNUS74 KSHV 261335 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR WINN C-40...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 735 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND BREEZY FOR TODAY WITH A BLANKET OF LOW CLOUDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OR FEW HOURS. WIND SPEEDS ARE LIGHT NOW UNDER THE CLOUDS...BUT WHEN THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO BREAK AND LIFT...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE MORNING AND ON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS THE RAIN CLOUDS WILL BE GATHERING ALONG OUR NEXT CANANDIAN COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH INTO NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............69 71 72 74 75 76 75 74 RH..............71 67 63 61 59 58 58 60 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 27 30 30 27 25 22 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.7 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 28 30 31 33 31 31 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 10 13 14 14 15 14 14 $$ FORECASTER...CHATELAIN REQUESTED BY...LARRY KILE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090226.WINNC.01/SHV