FNUS74 KLIX 082054 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0954...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 254 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 CST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 8 TO 12 MPH WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE DIRECTION SHOULD VEER TO SSE AROUND MIDNIGHT... SW EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEN AND ABRUPT SHIFT TO AROUND NW BEFORE SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. EXPECTING THE MAJORITY OF THIS RAIN TO FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE WITH UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN FALLING. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INHIBIT FOG DEVELOPMENT BUT COULD SEE SOME MISTY TYPE CONDITIONS DURING THE RAIN. LOW CLOUD DECK AROUND 1500 FT WILL PERSIS TOMORROW BUT NO FOG. .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.......800-1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 58 82 82 82 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 59 53 54 54 54 54 54 RH..............55 64 83 86 90 86 83 83 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 SSE 12 SW 10 NNW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2600 2600 1800 1800 1600 800 800 1000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).790 790 550 550 490 240 240 300 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 14 SE 14 SE 16 SE 16 SE 21 SSE 15 SW 15 W 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 9 SSE 7 SW 7 W 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 30 40 40 50 100 100 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. 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......N 9 N 10 N 11 NW 12 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1100 1100 2400 2400 2400 3300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).340 340 730 730 730 1010 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 21 S 21 NW 20 NW 28 NW 28 NW 29 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 S 9 NW 9 NW 13 NW 13 NW 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100208.DESOT.02/LIX