FNUS74 KLIX 291429 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1350...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 829 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IS INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DENSE FOG AT TIMES EARLY ON IN THE NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BRINGING A ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THEN MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND IT. EXPECT A COUPLE DAYS OF MIN RH/S 30 TO 40 PERCENT. GRADUAL WARMING AND MOISTURE INCREASE EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 82 82 82 82 72 72 72 72 83 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 68 71 73 74 74 75 75 73 71 RH..............100 97 93 87 81 79 79 81 84 90 DEWPOINT........65 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.29 29 29 32 32 32 35 35 35 35 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 13 13 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 DISPERSION......32 32 47 69 69 69 74 74 74 74 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........83 83 83 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 69 70 70 68 67 RH..............90 90 87 87 90 93 DEWPOINT........66 66 66 66 65 65 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2100 1500 900 900 1100 MIX HGT (M).....640 640 460 270 270 340 TRANSPORT WIND..S 35 S 35 S 32 S 31 S 31 SW 39 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 16 S 16 S 14 S 14 S 14 SW 17 DISPERSION......69 69 53 28 28 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 70 70 70 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 90 79 61 37 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP............65 67 68 66 68 67 RH..............97 75 59 50 40 39 DEWPOINT........64 59 53 47 43 41 20 FT WIND......S 10 SW 9 W 7 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 2000 2700 2700 3300 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 610 820 820 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 44 SW 44 W 31 W 18 W 18 W 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 20 SW 20 W 14 W 8 W 8 W 11 DISPERSION......39 39 35 42 42 81 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130129.DESOT.01/LIX