FNUS74 KSHV 291230 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR CATAHOULA C- 99...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 730 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VARIOUS LEVELS OF LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING WITH A LIGHT FOG. THE UPPER DISTURBANCE ORIGINALLY SLATED FOR TOMORROW HAS ARRIVED EARLY OVER DEEP EAST TX AND WESTERN LA WITH LIGHT RAIN ALREADY IN THE BUCKET AT LUFKIN WITH A NICKEL AND A TRACE AT SHREVEPORT. DAYTIME HEATING WILL NO DOUBT ENHANCE THIS SYSTEM ALLOWING FOR PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 50 PERCENT COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MID AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY WORK EAST AND WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HRS. ANY RAIN LATE TODAY COULD MAKE FOR A FOGGIER START BY DAYBREAK TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 75 75 75 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............63 66 69 70 72 74 75 76 77 77 RH..............92 86 80 73 68 62 61 61 60 59 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).1.6 1.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.5 0.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 14 14 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........70 50 50 50 50 50 50 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............76 74 72 70 69 68 67 66 65 65 64 63 RH..............63 68 71 75 79 81 82 83 84 84 84 86 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 MIXHGT MSL (KM).1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 70 70 70 70 65 65 65 60 60 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............63 63 64 67 70 73 75 77 78 79 81 82 RH..............87 89 87 83 79 72 65 61 58 55 53 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).0.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.9 5.9 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CHATELAIN REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RAFFO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.CATAH.01/SHV