FNUS74 KSHV 171212 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR CATAHOULA C-60...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 712 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY FORECAST IS ON TAP...AS WE END THE WORK WEEK AND MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW CLOUDS WILL LINGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY...THEN SCATTERING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS CAN REACH 20 TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............61 68 74 77 78 RH..............79 63 52 47 47 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 12 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 MIXHGT MSL (FT).400 1100 3700 3700 5000 MIXHGT MSL (M)..120 340 1130 1130 1520 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 14 SW 22 SW 22 S 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 S 6 SW 10 SW 10 S 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............77 73 69 67 65 64 RH..............49 57 66 72 78 83 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL (FT).5000 3700 700 700 600 700 MIXHGT MSL (M)..1520 1130 210 210 180 210 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 23 S 17 S 17 S 17 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 10 S 10 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............62 63 68 73 76 78 RH..............88 88 75 63 56 52 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL (FT).700 900 1100 1100 2600 4000 MIXHGT MSL (M)..210 270 340 340 790 1220 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 17 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 8 $$ FORECASTER...PARKER REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RAFFO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.CATAH.01/SHV