FNUS74 KLIX 231447 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1056...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 847 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY FROM THE NORTHWEST. A DISTURBANCE DEVELOPING IN THE WEST GULF OF MEXICO WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE THAT WILL ONSET A COLD RAIN THIS EVENING AND MAY ALLOW FOR A RAIN/SNOW MIX AND POSSIBLY A COMPLETE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PARISHES. WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NNW BEHIND THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD BACK IN UNTIL ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 50 50 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 57 60 57 RH..............63 55 53 64 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 5 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2700 3400 3400 3100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).820 1040 1040 940 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 12 N 10 N 10 N 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 5 N 4 N 4 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 70 80 89 89 87 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 49 46 44 42 40 RH..............77 89 93 89 89 92 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 6 N 7 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2100 2100 1300 1100 1100 2000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).640 640 400 340 340 610 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 10 N 10 N 14 N 16 N 16 N 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 70 70 70 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 84 65 46 46 33 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 41 47 50 52 50 RH..............89 79 63 56 52 56 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 8 N 9 N 10 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2600 2600 3200 4500 4500 4500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).790 790 980 1370 1370 1370 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 16 N 16 N 17 N 16 N 16 NW 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7 N 7 N 8 N 7 N 7 NW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 10 10 10 .REMARKS... NO FOG OR WIND SHIFTS EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD REMAIN ALL LIQUID AT BURN LOCATION THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100223.DESOT.01/LIX