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SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO  1164  1252...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
320 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE HIGH PLAINS
OF TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  THE LOW IN TEXAS
WILL SLOWLY PULL TO THE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE WEEK...AND WILL
FINALLY BE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY BY SATURDAY.  AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC ON SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NO FOG EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........59     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............81     78
RH..............51     62
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....4100   3600
MIX HGT (M).....1250   1100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 25  SE 25
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 11  SE 11
DISPERSION......95     89
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........59     47     47     47     85     85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     73     70     68     67     66
RH..............62     71     76     84     90     93
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3600   2500   1500   1500   900    1200
MIX HGT (M).....1100   760    460    460    270    370
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 25  SE 25  SE 25  SE 25  SE 26  SE 31
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 11  SE 11  SE 11  SE 11  SE 12  SE 14
DISPERSION......89     73     48     28     24     28
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........85     75     75     75     57     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     66     71     78     80     79
RH..............93     93     81     60     52     54
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 7   SE 10  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     25     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   2600   4500   4500   5900   5400
MIX HGT (M).....370    790    1370   1370   1800   1650
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 31  SE 35  SE 36  SE 36  SE 36  SE 33
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 14  SE 16  SE 16  SE 16  SE 16  SE 15
DISPERSION......28     46     48     105    117    106
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.DESOT.02/LIX