FNUS74 KLIX 071328 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1252...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 728 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE ATLANTIC COAST REGION WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY TRY TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING BACK NORTH. NOTE...HOURLY FORECAST FOR TODAY SO THAT YOU COULD GET FORECAST FOR IGNITION TIME. PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING IF WIND SPEEDS FALL BELOW 5 MPH. NO SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN WIND DIRECTION ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 67 67 67 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............57 61 66 69 71 73 73 73 72 71 70 RH..............100 100 100 84 76 71 66 68 68 71 76 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 26 26 26 26 24 24 24 21 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 DISPERSION......23 34 34 58 76 76 76 76 58 79 79 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........62 62 62 72 72 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 65 64 63 61 60 RH..............76 84 90 95 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 1500 1400 1400 1100 MIX HGT (M).....610 610 460 430 430 340 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 20 SE 18 SE 17 SE 17 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 4 DISPERSION......43 43 35 17 17 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 64 64 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 61 69 73 75 74 RH..............100 100 83 71 66 71 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 2600 5100 5100 5700 MIX HGT (M).....270 270 790 1550 1550 1740 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 17 S 18 S 18 S 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 DISPERSION......7 7 23 55 55 56 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.DESOT.01/LIX