FNUS74 KSHV 081502
FWSSHV

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-71 WINN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
902 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 318.631.3669.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AT THIS TIME WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER
HOUR OR TWO...BUT SOME OF THE SHOWERS OVER TOLEDO BEND NOW WILL BE
ACROSS I-49 BY IGNITION TIME. THESE SHOWERS ARE INCREASING IN
COVERAGE OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO AND THE CHANCE FOR A WETTING
RAIN WILL BE INCREASING FROM 30 PERCENT COVERAGE TO 50 PERCENT
COVERAGE BY LUNCH. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON FOR ISOLATED THUNDER AND SCATTERED SH0WERS...BUT
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL RAMP UP TO 90 PERCENT BY SUNDOWN AND
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WITH GREATER COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY...BUT COULD BE SERVERAL TENTHS AT THE
LEAST TO A FEW HALF INCH OR ONE FULL INCH AMOUNTS PEPPERED IN OVER
NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS A UPPER LEVEL STORM LIFTS BY TO OUR
NORTH.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP............54  56  58  60  62  64  66  65  63
RH..............73  70  68  65  62  58  55  59  63
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   8   9   9   10  9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 1.7 2.4 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  19  20  21  21  21  19  18  18
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   8   9   9   9   9   8   8   8
CWR.............30  30  30  50  50  50  50  50  50

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............62     60     58     57     56     55
RH..............67     72     77     81     85     91
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 9   SE 8   S 7    S 7    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   1400   1400   1300   1300   1500
MIX HGT (M).....430    430    430    400    400    460
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20   S 20   S 17   S 16   S 16   S 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9    S 9    S 8    S 7    S 7    S 7

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FORECASTER...CHATELAIN
REQUESTED BY...LARRY KILE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.C71WI.01/SHV