FNUS74 KLIX 132138 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1056...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 338 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY LIFTING NORTH AND DEWPOINTS HAVE BEEN STEADILY RISING. THIS WILL CONTINUE AS WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND SWINGS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A LITTLE LIGHT FOG MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE RAIN THIS EVENING. EXPECT AROUND 0NE HALF INCH OF RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM. .REMARKS... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE NOTED FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST. ONLY PATCHY LIGHT FOG IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL MAINLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER CLOUDS AND RAIN. WIND SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THEN WEST WILL OCCUR DURING THE TIME PERIOD FROM 6 TO 9 AM. .TONIGHT... 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 93 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 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..S 24 S 24 S 23 S 30 S 30 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 11 S 11 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 9 DISPERSION......28 28 36 36 36 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 70 70 70 70 .TUESDAY... 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 99 80 63 56 60 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 4 W 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 3000 4600 4600 5300 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 910 1400 1400 1620 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 18 W 14 W 10 W 10 W 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 SW 8 W 6 W 4 W 4 W 4 DISPERSION......16 17 47 75 75 84 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 10 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.DESOT.03/LIX