FNUS74 KLIX 211321 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1251...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 721 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. ANOTHER LOW IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 56 56 56 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 67 70 67 RH..............76 55 46 53 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 4100 4100 4100 MIX HGT (M).....1160 1250 1250 1250 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 DISPERSION......3 17 13 19 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 54 54 46 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 59 56 55 54 53 RH..............65 78 83 85 87 90 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 3900 3400 2700 2700 2200 MIX HGT (M).....1190 1190 1040 820 820 670 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 S 12 S 12 SW 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 S 5 S 5 SW 6 DISPERSION......43 43 43 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 55 62 70 73 70 RH..............94 93 77 63 58 62 20 FT WIND......S 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2200 2500 2900 2900 3200 MIX HGT (M).....670 670 760 880 880 980 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 SW 14 S 14 S 14 SW 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 DISPERSION......8 8 9 32 32 34 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 REMARKS... PATCHY FOG EXPECTED BY WED MORNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL START THE EVENING AND BECOME ESTABLISHED SOUTHERLY FLOW BY MIDNIGHT THEN TURNING MORE SOUTHWEST AS DAYLIGHT PROGRESSES. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120221.DESOT.01/LIX