FNUS74 KSHV 071347 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR UPP 11-1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 747 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THIS FORECAST WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO UPP 11-2. SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY BE AT THEIR STRONGEST AROUND IGNITION TIME THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL TRANSPORT MORE MOISTURE INTO THE AREA TODAY KEEPING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM FALLING BELOW 50 PERCENT. RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE BEST CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL START BY THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RH..............58 55 57 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 TRANSPORT WIND..S 33 S 33 S 33 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 15 S 15 S 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RH..............61 65 71 75 81 85 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 SE 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSPORT WIND..S 37 S 37 S 37 S 35 S 35 S 35 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 17 S 17 S 17 S 16 S 16 S 16 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 90 90 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RH..............89 84 76 72 66 64 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 13 S 15 S 15 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 TRANSPORT WIND..S 33 S 33 S 33 S 26 S 26 S 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 15 S 15 S 15 S 12 S 12 S 12 $$ FORECASTER...NUTTALL REQUESTED BY...CHRIS FOSTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.UPP11.02/SHV