FNUS74 KLIX 081257 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1251...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 657 AM CST THU MAR 8 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 SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING BACK NORTH. 1. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON WIND SPEED. IF WINDS FALL BELOW 5 MPH...FOG IS MUCH MORE LIKELY. WITH WINDS GREATER THAN 5 MPH...WE WILL JUST HAVE LOW CLOUD COVER. AS THE FORECAST SHOWS...WE ARE GOING TO BE RIGHT ON THAT EDGE. FOG IS POSSIBLE IN ALL PORTIONS OF JACKSON COUNTY OVERNIGHT. 2. THERE WILL BE A MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO BECOME CALM OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. THIS COULD OCCUR AS EARLY AS 9 PM...BUT BEST CHANCES WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT. IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE AFTER 9 AM FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 58 67 70 65 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 67 73 77 77 76 RH..............100 87 73 66 64 69 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 S 9 S 9 SE 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2200 2200 5100 5100 3200 MIX HGT (M).....210 670 670 1550 1550 980 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 18 S 18 S 23 S 23 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 S 8 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 7 DISPERSION......8 25 37 71 96 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 64 76 86 84 81 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 69 68 67 64 64 RH..............73 81 87 87 93 90 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 900 800 800 700 MIX HGT (M).....430 430 270 240 240 210 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 S 7 S 3 S 3 E 2 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 3 S 1 S 1 E 1 DISPERSION......25 25 8 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 83 88 91 93 95 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 65 70 74 75 73 RH..............93 97 81 74 71 73 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 3 SE 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 1500 2800 2800 2100 MIX HGT (M).....210 210 460 850 850 640 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 2 NE 2 N 6 NE 7 NE 7 N 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 1 NE 1 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 N 7 DISPERSION......2 2 4 21 24 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.DESOT.01/LIX