FNUS74 KSHV 221421
FWSSHV

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT  29...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
821 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THIS MORNING A COLD FRONT HAD PUSHED INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. COOLER AND DRIER AIR
FOLLOWED IN WAKE OF THE BOUNDARY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE SURFACE HIGH
WILL SHIFT EAST WITH THE SURFACE FRONT BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY
ALONG OR IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK
NORTH AS A WARM FRONT RETURNING MOISTURE BACK INTO THE FOUR STATE
REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW
TODAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE AREA NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR THEN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON WEDNESDAY WITH DEW POINTS
CLIMBING INTO THE 50S WEDNESDAY AND THEN TO NEAR 60 TOWARD
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
RH..............58     48     43     42
20 FT WIND......NE 9   NE 7   NE 7   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIXHGT MSL (FT).2600   3700   3800   2700
MIXHGT MSL (M)..790    1130   1150   820
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15  E 8    E 8    E 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 7   E 4    E 4    E 4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
RH..............45     53     59     60     62     64
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 5    E 3    E 3    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      5
MIXHGT MSL (FT).2300   2100   1300   400    400    400
MIXHGT MSL (M)..700    640    400    120    120    120
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9   SE 9   SE 9   SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4   SE 4   SE 4   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
RH..............67     66     63     66     64     69
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 3    SE 6   S 8    S 8    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
MIXHGT MSL (FT).900    1100   1900   3000   3200   2700
MIXHGT MSL (M)..280    340    580    910    970    800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 13  SE 13  S 18   S 18   S 18
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   S 8    S 8    S 8

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FORECASTER...DUPLANTIS
REQUESTED BY...LARRY KILE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110222.COMPT.03/SHV