FNUS74 KLIX 271341
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1254...USDA FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
841 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A GRADUAL RETURN OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN ON FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER TEXAS MOVES INTO THE REGION. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY
MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........9      9      18     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     77     80     79
RH..............64     52     47     50
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 5   SE 6   S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....4800   4800   6800   6000
MIX HGT (M).....1460   1460   2070   1830
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8    E 8    SE 9   SE 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4    E 4    SE 4   SE 6
DISPERSION......4      45     43     57
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........18     23     23     23     32     32
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............75     71     68     66     64     63
RH..............60     71     78     84     90     90
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 4    SE 3   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....6000   2200   1200   1200   800    300
MIX HGT (M).....1830   670    370    370    240    90
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  S 12   S 7    S 7    SE 6   SE 2
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6   S 5    S 3    S 3    SE 3   SE 1
DISPERSION......57     33     11     3      3      1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........32     46     46     46     45     45
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     65     73     77     79     78
RH..............97     87     68     58     52     54
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 2   SE 4   SE 6   SE 7   S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....300    600    4200   4200   6100   5900
MIX HGT (M).....90     180    1280   1280   1860   1800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2   SE 3   S 8    S 8    S 7    S 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 1   SE 1   S 4    S 4    S 3    S 3
DISPERSION......1      2      5      31     31     31
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

REMARKS...
A SHALLOW INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.

ADDITIONALLY...WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST AT LESS THAN 2 MPH...
THERE IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY THAT WINDS WILL ACTUALLY BE CALM.

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120327.CPTO0.01/LIX