FNUS74 KLIX 291259
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO  1065...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
759 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA
TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WORK
WEEK. THOUGH DEWPOINTS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOW  40S...
RELATIVELY COOL TEMPERATURES SHOULD LIMIT THE DROP IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS SOME CHANCE THAT LIGHT FOG MAY
DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. MOST OF THE FOG SHOULD
BE LOCATED IN AREAS NEAR MARSHES. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO CALM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. EVEN IF THEY DO NOT CALM
COMPLETELY...THEY WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........30     5      5      12     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     55     61     66     68
RH..............74     57     44     34     33
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 8   NW 8   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1000   3900   3900   6700   6700
MIX HGT (M-AGL).300    1190   1190   2040   2040
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 10  N 23   N 23   NW 24  NW 20
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4   N 10   N 10   NW 11  NW 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........9      3      3      3      3      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     58     52     48     45     43
RH..............39     51     63     74     82     89
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 3   NW 2   CALM   CALM   CALM
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)6700   3300   1300   1300   1000   600
MIX HGT (M-AGL).2040   1010   400    400    300    180
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 20  NW 17  NW 14  NW 14  NW 9   NW 3
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 9   NW 8   NW 6   NW 6   NW 4   NW 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........2      2      2      2      2      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     47     59     68     71     71
RH..............92     76     55     39     34     34
20 FT WIND......CALM   CALM   N 2    W 3    SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)600    300    2900   2900   5600   5600
MIX HGT (M-AGL).180    90     880    880    1710   1710
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 3   NW 3   N 5    N 5    W 5    W 5
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 1   NW 1   N 2    N 2    W 2    W 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.DESOT.01/LIX