FNUS74 KLIX 171506
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1051...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
906 AM CST WED FEB 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED
OVER NORTHERN TEXAS.  THIS NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO KEEP COOL AND
DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE.  RH VALUES SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 40% THIS
AFTERNOON.  GOING INTO TONIGHT...THE RIDGE OVER NORTH TEXAS WILL MOVE
TO THE EAST AND BECOME CENTERED OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL DROP OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET...AND A SHALLOW
INVERSION SHOULD DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT.  FORTUNATELY...WITH A DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE...FOG SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM OVERNIGHT.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........14     13     13     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     49     52     51
RH..............55     46     41     44
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2400   4300   4300   3600
MIX HGT (M-AGL).730    1310   1310   1100
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 13  NW 13  NW 13  NW 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      4      5      5      5      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     41     37     34     32     30
RH..............55     62     72     78     85     92
20 FT WIND......NW 3   W 2    W 2    NW 1   NW 1   NW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3000   3000   2300   1700   1700   1000
MIX HGT (M-AGL).910    910    700    520    520    300
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 17  NW 17  NW 20  N 20   N 20   NW 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 8   NW 8   NW 9   N 9    N 9    NW 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........10     10     9      7      7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     33     43     57     60     58
RH..............92     82     55     34     32     34
20 FT WIND......NE 0   N 2    N 3    E 3    S 5    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      10     5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)400    400    2300   4100   4100   3500
MIX HGT (M-AGL).120    120    700    1250   1250   1070
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 10  NW 10  NW 8   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4   NW 4   NW 4   NW 3   NW 3   NW 3
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.DESOT.02/LIX