FNUS74 KLIX 211431 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0964...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 931 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLOWLY SLIDE EAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO COASTAL SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT CAUSING WINDS TO GOT LIGHT AND VARIABLE IF NOT CALM DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL EVENTUALLY SLIDE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW RETURNING LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND SOUTHERLY FLOW TAKING HOLD FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BUT WE ARE NOT EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........28 25 25 30 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 68 72 73 73 RH..............58 47 42 46 53 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2600 6100 8300 8300 6200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).790 1860 2530 2530 1890 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 21 W 24 W 25 W 25 W 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 9 W 11 W 11 W 11 W 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........18 13 10 9 9 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 65 59 57 55 54 RH..............57 73 87 86 90 90 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 3 N 2 E 1 E 0 SE 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)6200 2800 400 400 300 300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1890 850 120 120 90 90 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 26 NW 24 NW 18 NW 18 NW 14 W 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 12 NW 11 NW 8 NW 8 NW 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 6 12 12 8 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 58 69 77 79 79 RH..............93 77 55 43 44 47 20 FT WIND......S 0 S 1 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)300 2000 4800 4800 7200 6900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).90 610 1460 1460 2190 2100 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 14 W 15 W 15 W 15 W 16 W 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.DESOT.02/LIX