FNUS74 KLIX 081339 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1159...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 739 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FAIRLY CONSISTENT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. VERY LIGHT NW WINDS THIS MORNING WILL STAY NW THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. BEYOND SUNSET...EXPECT THE WIND DIRECTION TO BECOME MORE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO A STEADY 10 MPH IF NOT SLIGHTLY HIGHER BY SUNRISE. NO FOG EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. RH/S WILL FALL INTO THE MID 3OS DURING THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 20 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 47 50 53 54 56 57 57 55 52 RH..............79 60 50 41 38 35 34 34 38 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 13 13 13 13 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 45 45 99 99 99 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 46 42 40 37 35 RH..............48 55 67 70 72 72 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 4 N 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2600 1800 1000 1000 1300 MIX HGT (M).....790 790 550 300 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 N 13 NE 17 NE 17 NE 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 N 6 N 6 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 17 TO 23 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............34 37 43 45 44 41 RH..............69 56 43 41 51 70 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 10 NE 11 E 12 E 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 1500 1400 1400 1300 MIX HGT (M).....430 430 460 430 430 400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 20 E 17 E 18 E 18 E 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 9 E 9 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110108.DESOT.01/LIX