FNUS74 KSHV 011224 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR CATAHOULA C- 53...U.S FOREST SERVICE, CATAHOULA RANGER DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 724 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WE HAD A DECK OF MID CLOUDS MOVE OVERHEAD DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS WHICH LIMITED THE FORMATION OF THE THICK LOW CLOUDS GENERALLY SO COMMON AT THIS TIME OF THE DAY. WARM AND BREEZY AGAIN FOR TODAY WITH A BIT OF A SURGE IN OFF THE GULF FOR TOMORROW...LOWERING MIXING HEIGHTS AND BOOSTING THE WINDS JUST A BIT. JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SEA BREEZE THUNDERSTORM AFTER LUNCH TOMORROW WITH LITTLE IF ANY CHANCE TODAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 70 70 70 55 55 55 45 45 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............75 77 79 81 83 84 85 87 88 RH..............83 78 70 63 57 54 51 49 47 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 8 10 12 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).1.5 2.2 3.0 3.8 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 45 45 45 60 60 60 75 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 82 79 77 74 73 73 72 71 70 69 68 RH..............51 56 61 66 72 75 78 82 85 88 91 93 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).5.4 5.8 5.8 5.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 MIXHGT MSL (KM).1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 75 75 75 70 70 70 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............67 66 69 73 76 78 80 82 83 84 85 86 RH..............96 98 90 83 76 69 64 59 58 57 56 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 21 21 21 21 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CHATELAIN REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RAFFO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.CATAH.01/SHV