FNUS74 KLIX 272024
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO  1069...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
324 PM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 CDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTHEAST UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WHILE
GRADUALLY DECREASING WITH TIME. DIRECTION WILL ALSO GRADUALLY TURN
TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION BUT WILL BE QUITE SLOW TO OCCURRING.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SPEEDS WILL BECOME SLOW ENOUGH FOR WIDER
VARIABILITY BUT SHOULDN/T OCCUR  UNTIL AFTER  MIDNIGHT. LOWERING
VISIBILITY WILL BE POSSIBLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT EXPECTING TO DROP BELOW 5 MILES. A
BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR SUNRISE BUT THE
POTENTIAL IS QUITE LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........34     46     46     58     59
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     56     55     55     55
RH..............87     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 8   S 5    S 3   SSW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)800    1100   1100   800    700
MIX HGT (M-AGL).240    340    340    240    210
TRAN WIND (MPH).S 17   S 15   S 15   S 10   S 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8    S 7    S 7    S 4    S 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........61     57     41     25     21     26
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     57     65     69     71     71
RH..............100    100    68     53     46     44
20 FT WIND......S 3    SW 4   SW 5   W 6    W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)700    1400   2700   2700   4200   7200
MIX HGT (M-AGL).210    430    820    820    1280   2190
TRAN WIND (MPH).S 15   SW 16  SW 18  SW 18  SW 24  W 28
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7    SW 7   SW 8   SW 8   SW 11  W 13
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...MIKE EFFERSON
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100327.DESOT.02/LIX