FNUS74 KLIX 191241 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1059...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 641 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NORTHEAST TODAY. A SURFACE LOW AND TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INTO EARLY MONDAY. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON MONDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TUESDAY CREATING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE...MODERATE NORTH FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THROUGH THURSDAY. ON TRANSPORT WINDS THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS THROUGHOUT THE COLUMN UP TO 5 THOUSAND FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY DECREASE FROM 2.5 M/S THIS MORNING TO 1 M/S THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 50 53 57 57 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 36 49 57 62 61 RH..............88 75 48 37 32 36 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 1 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1200 1200 3100 4900 4900 4600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).370 370 940 1490 1490 1400 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 5 N 5 W 2 SW 1 SW 1 SW 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 2 N 2 W 1 SW 0 SW 0 SW 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 38 36 34 34 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 45 42 41 39 38 RH..............52 70 79 82 89 92 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 SE 2 SE 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3400 3400 1900 500 500 BLW100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1040 1040 580 150 150 BLW10M TRAN WIND (MPH).S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 SE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 52 57 61 61 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 44 56 64 68 64 RH..............96 79 53 43 39 48 20 FT WIND......NE 1 E 2 E 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)BLW100 BLW100 2000 4000 4000 4200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).BLW10M BLW10M 610 1220 1220 1280 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100219.DESOT.01/LIX