FNUS74 KLIX 271259
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO  1069...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
759 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES
WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST LATE TODAY AS A STRONG
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA TOWARDS THE OZARKS
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. COOL HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE NORTH GULF TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY.

REMARKS...AREAS OF MODERATE FOG ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 10 AM SUNDAY THEN
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........12     12     21     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     67     71     71
RH..............67     54     47     49
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 8   SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3000   3000   3700   3300
MIX HGT (M-AGL).910    910    1130   1010
TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 17  SE 17  S 15   SE 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8   SE 8   S 7    SE 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........21     34     46     46     58     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     59     56     55     55     55
RH..............57     78     90     93     93     93
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 6   SE 5   SE 3   SE 2   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3300   2600   600    600    400    500
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1010   790    180    180    120    150
TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 17  S 21   S 13   S 13   S 12   S 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8   S 9    S 6    S 6    S 5    S 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     20     20     20     20     20

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........60     61     56     56     50     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     57     65     69     71     71
RH..............96     93     70     53     42     39
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 4    SW 6   SW 7   W 8    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)500    900    3200   3200   4800   5400
MIX HGT (M-AGL).150    270    980    980    1460   1650
TRAN WIND (MPH).S 12   SW 14  SW 22  SW 22  W 28   W 25
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5    SW 6   SW 10  SW 10  W 13   W 11
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100327.DESOT.01/LIX