FNUS74 KLIX 131417 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1056...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 817 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MODERATING DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........73 73 73 73 78 78 78 78 78 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 43 48 53 56 57 57 56 54 52 RH..............56 47 42 38 38 40 45 51 59 69 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 10 10 16 16 16 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 DISPERSION......7 14 14 20 44 44 44 53 53 72 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........97 97 97 97 97 97 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 52 52 52 52 52 RH..............80 83 89 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 3900 3300 2500 2500 1500 MIX HGT (M).....1190 1190 1010 760 760 460 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 21 S 26 S 26 S 26 SW 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 9 S 12 S 12 S 12 SW 9 DISPERSION......56 56 67 36 36 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 23 23 23 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 56 64 71 75 72 RH..............100 100 87 63 54 59 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 W 6 W 5 W 4 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 3000 4600 4600 5300 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 910 1400 1400 1620 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 10 W 13 W 14 W 14 W 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 4 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 DISPERSION......9 9 17 75 75 84 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 .REMARKS... THERE IS A CHANCE OF PATCHY LIGHT FOG AT TIMES MIXED WITH RAINFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR A WARM FRONT. A WIND SHIFT FROM ESE TO S IS EXPECTED WITH WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SW TO W TUESDAY MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.DESOT.02/LIX