FNUS74 KLIX 082048 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1159...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 248 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS BY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND ADJACENT UPPER FLORIDA PARISHES OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE AREA. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD IN BEHIND THE LOW AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 45 45 99 99 99 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 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 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 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.20 20 25 25 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.02/LIX