FNUS74 KSHV 191401 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 39...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 801 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THIS SPOT FORECAST WILL NOT DIFFER MUCH IF AT ALL FROM THE EARLIER SPOT FORECAST FROM COMP 47. LOW CLOUDS CURRENTLY BLANKET THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA THIS MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS ALSO ON THE INCREASE TODAY...AND WILL LIMIT THE TEMPERATURE RISE TODAY...RESULTING IN MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 65-70% THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH ( 5 M/S)...WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 15 MPH (7 M/S). AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE SLOW TO LIFT UNTIL MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. THUS...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN HIGH UNTIL THAT TIME. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP.............48 53 60 62 64 65 66 65 RH...............83 83 70 70 67 68 70 73 20 FT WIND DIR.. S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND (M/S).3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT GUST (M/S). 6 6 6 7 7 6 MIXHGT MSL(KFT)..0.6 1.1 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.8 MIXHGT MSL (KM)..0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD..12 15 18 18 18 25 25 25 TRANS SPD (M/S)..5 7 8 8 8 11 11 11 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............ 64 61 60 59 58 58 RH.............. 78 83 86 88 90 92 20 FT WIND (M/S).S 3 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST. MIXHGT MSL (FT). 2600 2100 1500 1000 1000 1000 MIXHGT MSL (M).. 790 640 460 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.. S 21 S 21 SW 14 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 TRAN WIND (M/S). S 9 S 9 SW 6 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............57 59 64 70 73 73 RH..............94 96 84 74 64 63 20 FT WIND(M/S).S 2 S 2 S 3 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 7 8 8 MIXHGT MSL (FT).1000 1000 1500 2700 2700 3500 MIXHGT MSL (M)..300 300 460 820 820 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 8 S 14 SW 25 SW 25 S 28 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 6 SW 11 SW 11 S 13 $$ FORECASTER...HANSFORD REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RAFFO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120119.COMP3.01/SHV