FNUS74 KLIX 111355 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1059...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 755 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON AND NORTH OR NORTHWEST TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY.... WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-12 CAN EXPECT A WINTRY MIX WITH A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SOME AREAS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...MAY RECEIVE UP TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATED SNOWFALL. AREAS SOUTH OF 1-12 WILL SEE MAINLY RAIN... WITH A BRIEF CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FOR AREAS THAT ARE GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-12. ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN BUILDS INTO THE AREA. PATCHY LIGHT FOG MAY DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS FRIDAY...BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY AS DRY HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........93 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN TEMP............38 43 46 45 RH..............50 43 40 45 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1600 2200 2200 1900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).490 670 670 580 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 10 NE 7 NE 7 E 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............41 38 37 37 36 34 RH..............59 70 72 72 72 78 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 E 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1700 1700 1600 1500 1500 1200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).520 520 490 460 460 370 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 9 E 9 E 16 NE 22 NE 22 NE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 4 E 7 NE 10 NE 10 NE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW RNSN TEMP............33 34 35 34 35 34 RH..............85 82 82 89 85 89 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1100 1100 1500 1900 1900 2800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).340 340 460 580 580 850 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 16 NE 16 NE 15 N 16 N 16 N 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 N 7 N 7 N 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100211.DESOT.01/LIX