FNUS74 KSHV 201839 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR CATAHOULA C- 41 42 48...U.S FOREST SERVICE, CATAHOULA RANGER DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 139 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM...OR SHORTLY AFTER 4 PM. FLIGHT CONDITIONS AS WELL AS CONDITIONS AT THE BURN SITE WILL GRADUALLY DETERIORATE AFTER 230-300 PM... AS LOWER CEILINGS/DIMINISHED VISIBILITIES MOVE IN WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS AS WELL. THE RAIN WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 75 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............77 78 77 76 75 RH..............52 51 53 58 60 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 5 5 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 MIXHGT MSL (KM).1.7 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 CWR.............30 50 50 60 70 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 94 95 95 96 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 72 67 63 60 58 RH..............56 65 76 82 84 85 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 9 N 12 N 12 N 9 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 15 15 15 MIXHGT MSL (FT).4000 3500 2500 2500 2500 2000 MIXHGT MSL (M)..1220 1070 760 760 760 610 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 W 17 NW 18 NW 18 N 23 N 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 W 8 NW 8 NW 8 N 10 N 8 CWR.............50 60 60 60 40 40 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 81 76 76 71 49 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............57 57 60 63 65 66 RH..............79 74 64 57 52 50 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 12 N 14 N 14 N 15 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 20 MIXHGT MSL (FT).2000 1000 2500 2500 5000 5500 MIXHGT MSL (M)..610 300 760 760 1520 1680 TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 14 N 24 N 24 N 24 N 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 8 N 6 N 11 N 11 N 11 N 11 $$ FORECASTER...HANSFORD REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RAFFO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.CATAH.01/SHV