FNUS74 KLIX 041320 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0956...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 820 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS STATES. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND WILL RESULT IN AN INFLUX OF GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 8 TO 12 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE DAY WITH POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINDS APPROACHING 15 MPH. EXPECT MIN RH/S TO ONLY DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 50S. FOG WILL BE A CONCERN TONIGHT WITH FROM THE INCREASE OF GULF MOISTURE. COULD SEE VIS BEGIN TO DROP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND UP WITH PATCHY TO ISOLATED AREAS OF MODERATE FOG. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY EVENING AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKES HOLD OF THE AREA...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 75 74 RH..............57 54 57 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 10 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 11 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2500 3400 2700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).760 1040 820 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 15 SE 16 SE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........33 37 37 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 67 61 61 61 61 RH..............64 84 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2700 2400 1600 1600 800 800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).820 730 490 490 240 240 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 17 SE 17 SE 16 SE 16 S 14 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 S 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 30 30 30 30 30 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 89 78 78 78 78 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 66 77 80 82 82 RH..............100 100 85 77 67 65 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)800 700 1300 1300 3500 3100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).240 210 400 400 1070 940 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13 S 13 S 17 S 17 SW 21 SW 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 8 S 8 SW 9 SW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090404.DESOT.01/LIX