FNUS74 KLIX 172039
FWSLIX

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

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEK. THIS IS GOING TO KEEP WINDS QUITE LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND IN
FACT COULD LEAD TO LIGHT AN VARIABLE IF NOT CALM WINDS TONIGHT.
THIS COULD MAKE SMOKE AN ISSUE. A STRONG INVERSION WILL ALSO SET
UP AND THIS WILL KEEP THINGS FROM MIXING AS WELL. FOG ITSELF IS
NOT AN ISSUE THANKS TO THE VERY DRY AIR BUT GIVEN RESIDUAL SMOKE
AND LACK OF WINDS AND MIXING VISIBILITIES MAY DROP CONSIDERABLY TO
AROUND 1 TO 2 SM AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL NOT BE ANY BETTER
TOMORROW AS THE SURFACE HIGH SITS RIGHT OVER THE AREA LEADING TO
LIGHT WINDS CONTINUING. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO PICK UP OUT OF THE
SOUTH BY FRIDAY.


.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........2      5      6      6      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     51     44     38     34     30     28     26
RH..............38     39     49     62     72     78     78     78
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 5   NW 4   W 2    W 1    SW 0   SW 0   SW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4300   3600   3000   3000   2300   1200   1200   100
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1310   1100   910    910    700    370    370    30
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 13  NW 15  NW 17  NW 17  NW 20  NW 14  NW 14  W 3
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 6   NW 7   NW 8   NW 8   NW 9   NW 6   NW 6   W 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............26     34     48     54     57     57
RH..............74     56     34     26     24     28
20 FT WIND......SW 0   SW 2   W 3    W 5    NW 4   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)100    100    2600   2600   2600   2700
MIX HGT (M-AGL).30     30     790    790    790    820
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 3   NW 3   N 7    NW 9   NW 9   NW 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 1   NW 1   N 3    NW 4   NW 4   NW 3
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.DESOT.03/LIX