FNUS74 KLIX 211359 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0956...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 759 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT EAST THIS MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON TO MID MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY AND REMAIN PLACE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A STEADY NORTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 62 62 64 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 61 64 62 RH..............83 70 67 72 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1600 2400 2400 2300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).490 730 730 700 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 SE 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 69 75 86 86 83 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 56 56 56 56 56 RH..............83 96 86 86 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1700 1700 1000 400 400 200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).520 520 300 120 120 60 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 18 SE 18 SE 22 S 23 S 23 SW 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 SE 10 S 10 S 10 SW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 70 70 70 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 79 72 61 61 42 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 60 64 64 67 66 RH..............86 78 67 63 52 50 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 4 W 4 NW 4 NW 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)600 600 1300 2000 2000 1900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).180 180 400 610 610 580 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 17 W 17 W 13 NW 12 NW 12 NW 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 8 W 8 W 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 10 10 10 REMARKS... SOME LIGHT RAIN DURING THE MORNING HOURS BETWEEN NOW AND 10 AM. THE NEXT SURGE OF RAINFALL SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER DARK FOR YOUR AREA. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100221.DESOT.01/LIX