FNUS74 KLIX 201251 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1066...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 751 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN. EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY WITH SOME EASING SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. 1. FOG CHANCES...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. IF THIS MORNING IS ANY INDICATION...THE FOG SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AS VERY LITTLE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRED THIS MORNING. 2. WIND SHIFTS...THERE WILL BE A WIND SHIFT TOMORROW MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEE TABULAR DATA BELOW. THE EXACT TIMING COULD CHANGE A BIT DEPENDING THE EXACT TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND ALSO WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL EVOLUTION OF AN EXPECTED SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........31 31 31 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 70 78 81 81 78 RH..............90 73 55 44 45 54 DEWPOINT........56 58 58 57 57 58 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 5100 5100 6200 6200 4400 MIX HGT (M).....60 1550 1550 1890 1890 1340 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 1 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 0 S 3 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 DISPERSION......1 3 34 39 39 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 34 34 34 65 65 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............76 70 65 64 63 62 RH..............54 71 84 84 87 87 DEWPOINT........58 60 60 59 59 58 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 W 3 NW 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 4400 400 400 1700 2400 MIX HGT (M).....1340 1340 120 120 520 730 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 S 8 S 10 S 10 SW 15 W 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 7 W 6 DISPERSION......36 42 5 5 7 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 88 88 88 76 76 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 64 71 72 73 73 RH..............84 78 61 57 55 51 DEWPOINT........57 57 57 56 56 54 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 6 N 8 N 10 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3300 2200 2200 3300 3600 MIX HGT (M).....730 1010 670 670 1010 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 NW 9 N 10 N 10 N 15 N 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 NW 4 N 4 N 4 N 7 N 9 DISPERSION......6 4 7 28 50 73 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.DESOT.01/LIX