FNUS74 KLIX 251409 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1253...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 809 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENTILE LATER MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT AND FOG IS NOT EXPECTED. WINDS SLOWLY BECOME EAST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND SOUTHEAST BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 42 42 42 42 42 42 75 WEATHER COV..... CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN TEMP............50 52 54 56 58 60 63 63 60 57 RH..............45 39 33 27 24 23 23 26 31 36 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.1 3.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.26 22 22 22 17 17 17 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 DISPERSION......15 15 72 72 89 89 89 86 86 86 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........75 75 75 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............54 49 46 44 42 40 RH..............36 54 63 70 79 85 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 NE 3 E 4 E 4 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 4800 4500 2900 2900 2400 MIX HGT (M).....1460 1460 1370 880 880 730 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 NE 12 E 14 E 17 E 17 E 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 5 NE 5 E 6 E 8 E 8 E 9 DISPERSION......64 64 55 12 12 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 78 78 66 66 66 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 43 51 60 64 61 RH..............89 82 66 50 46 56 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2800 3600 4100 4100 3800 MIX HGT (M).....850 850 1100 1250 1250 1160 TRANSPORT WIND..E 22 E 22 E 17 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 10 E 10 E 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 DISPERSION......15 15 23 48 48 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120225.DESOT.01/LIX