FNUS74 KSHV 271331 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR CATAHOULA C-61 62...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 731 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES ARE CLOUDY NEAR 1KFT AND MOSTLY CLOUDY ABOVE THAT AT ABOUT 4KFT...VERY LIMITED SUNSHINE EXPECTED FOR TODAY. OUR SURFACE WINDS ARE LIGHT NORTHEAST AND MAY ALLOW FOR SOME PATCHY FOG FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. A FEW SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE AREAS OF RAIN WILL ADD TO THE CHANCE FOR EVEN MORE FOG AROUND TOMORROW. WE ARE EXPECTING HEAVY RAIN WITH THUNDER LATE TOMORROW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FOR EARLY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 90 90 85 85 85 83 83 83 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............58 60 61 63 64 66 67 66 65 RH..............81 78 75 73 69 66 63 65 67 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).3.4 3.4 3.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 MIXHGT MSL (KM).1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........94 94 94 99 99 99 97 97 97 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............64 63 62 62 61 61 60 60 60 59 59 59 RH..............71 73 76 78 80 83 84 86 88 90 92 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).4.7 4.7 4.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 MIXHGT MSL (KM).1.4 1.4 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........94 94 94 93 93 93 92 92 92 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............58 60 61 64 67 69 72 73 74 75 75 74 RH..............95 94 92 87 82 77 74 70 68 66 67 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).0.7 0.7 0.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 $$ FORECASTER...CHATELAIN REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RAFFO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.CATAH.01/SHV