FNUS74 KLIX 081341
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0867   0952...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
741 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE PERSISTENT AND SLIGHTLY
STRONGER TODAY. THIS ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING MIN RH/S INTO
THE LOW 30S IN SW MS AND MID 50S ALONG THE LA COAST. AN UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH WILL PROMOTE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY THROUGH WED NIGHT. RH/S WILL
REMAIN HIGH THRU THIS PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP THROUGH
AND DRY THE AREA BACK OUT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........50     54     54     54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     67     69     68
RH..............44     33     32     37
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 2    SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2000   3800   3800   4000
MIX HGT (M-AGL).610    1160   1160   1220
TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 3   SE 9   SE 9   S 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 1   SE 4   SE 4   S 4
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........63     63     63     76     76     76
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     54     52     51     50     50
RH..............53     71     83     89     96     100
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 4   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1600   1600   700    700    700    1100
MIX HGT (M-AGL).490    490    210    210    210    340
TRAN WIND (MPH).S 9    S 9    SE 10  S 10   S 10   S 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4    S 4    SE 4   S 4    S 4    S 4
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     30     30     60

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........86     86     86     84     84     84
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............51     53     60     65     66     65
RH..............100    96     78     68     70     81
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 5   SE 5   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)600    600    800    1500   1500   1600
MIX HGT (M-AGL).180    180    240    460    460    490
TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 9   SE 9   SE 9   SE 17  SE 17  SE 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4   SE 4   SE 4   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).70     70     70     70     70     70

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.DESOT.01/LIX