FNUS74 KLIX 081523 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0954...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 923 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL BECOME ESE BY NOON AND THEN SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT SPEEDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE HIGH TEENS THIS AFTERNOON AND ONLY DROP SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT WHILE BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INHIBIT FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. RAIN CHANCE WILL PROGRESSIVELY INCREASE TONIGHT... REACHING 100 PCT AROUND SUNRISE. AN ABRUPT SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING BTW 8AM AND NOON WHEN A FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 58 58 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 57 59 57 RH..............76 57 57 69 20 FT WIND......E 5 ESE 9 SE 11 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 16 17 14 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2000 2600 2600 2600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).610 790 790 790 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........82 82 82 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 54 54 54 54 54 RH..............83 86 90 86 83 83 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SSE 8 SSE 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2000 2000 1500 1500 1500 1100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).610 610 460 460 460 340 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 16 SE 16 SE 18 SE 21 SE 21 SE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 60 80 100 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........97 97 97 84 84 84 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 53 53 53 53 53 RH..............77 83 77 66 59 54 20 FT WIND......S 7 W 7 NW 8 NW 11 N 13 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1500 1500 2000 2200 2200 3300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).460 460 610 670 670 1010 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 28 S 28 NW 16 NW 24 NW 24 NW 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 13 S 13 NW 7 NW 11 NW 11 NW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100208.DESOT.01/LIX