FNUS74 KLIX 271455 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1053...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 855 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOME MOISTURE RETURN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE HOLD LATER TODAY AS WINDS TURN FROM AN EAST-NORTHEAST DIRECTION THIS MORNING TO A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY COMPONENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW RH VALUES TO REMAIN MUCH HIGHER THAN NOTICED THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. HEADING INTO TONIGHT...A WEAK INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE FOG RISK IS FAIRLY LOW...BUT SOME VERY LIGHT PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP IN LOW AND WET DRAINAGE AREAS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 58 61 59 RH..............58 44 41 44 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1900 2600 2600 2300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).580 790 790 700 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 12 E 8 E 8 E 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 E 4 E 4 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 31 26 25 25 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 45 43 41 41 41 RH..............63 76 82 89 89 89 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1500 1500 700 100 100 BLW100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).460 460 210 30 30 BLW10M TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 9 SE 9 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 39 44 49 49 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 44 53 63 66 64 RH..............82 89 69 54 50 54 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)600 600 1700 2600 2600 2400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).180 180 520 790 790 730 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 12 E 12 E 10 E 12 E 12 SE 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 E 5 E 4 E 5 E 5 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100127.DESOT.01/LIX