FNUS74 KLIX 121342 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1153...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 842 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AT THE SAME TIME...TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS STATES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL CREATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE MISSISSIPPI COAST SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 32 32 32 32 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 62 65 68 71 74 77 77 77 76 RH..............53 45 43 40 37 35 34 36 39 44 DEWPOINT........39 39 40 41 42 44 46 48 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 13 13 13 7 7 7 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 DISPERSION......12 12 55 55 55 38 38 38 17 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 32 32 32 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 68 64 60 57 56 RH..............44 57 67 78 90 96 DEWPOINT........50 52 53 53 54 55 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 3 S 2 S 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2800 1400 1400 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....1250 850 430 430 150 150 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 SE 2 SE 5 SE 5 S 7 SE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 1 SE 1 SE 2 SE 2 S 3 SE 3 DISPERSION......17 8 8 2 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 38 38 38 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 59 68 76 81 80 RH..............100 90 65 48 41 42 DEWPOINT........56 56 56 55 55 55 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 4200 4200 6200 5900 MIX HGT (M).....150 610 1280 1280 1890 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 12 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 DISPERSION......3 3 4 35 52 61 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 FOG POTENTIAL IS RATHER LOW BUT CANT RULE OUT PATCHY LIGHT FOG DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AROUND 5 TO 8 AM. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120412.DESOT.01/LIX