FNUS74 KLIX 022102
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO  1356...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
302 PM CST SAT FEB 2 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A REINFORCING SHOT OF COOL AND DRY AIR WILL REACH THE
AREA THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO
MONDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

MAIN CHANGES TO FORECAST ARE LESS CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT...AN INCREASE
IN TRANSPORT WIND SPEED AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND LOWER EVENING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. STILL POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY MODERATE FOG AROUND SUNRISE.
CONFIDENCE LOW TO MODERATE.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37  37  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  64  63
RH..............43  43  48
DEWPOINT........40  41  43
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   4
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 5.7 5.7
MIX HGT (KM)....1.7 1.7 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  13  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   6
DISPERSION......56  82  82
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........42     42     42     40     40     40
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............61     57     54     51     47     44
RH..............53     67     74     80     89     96
DEWPOINT........44     46     46     45     44     43
20 FT WIND......S 3    SW 2   W 2    NW 2   NW 2   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   3100   500    500    500    500
MIX HGT (M).....940    940    150    150    150    150
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8   SW 8   SW 7   W 8    W 8    N 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4   SW 4   SW 3   W 4    W 4    N 7
DISPERSION......31     31     5      4      4      7
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      5      20     20     20
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     49     56     65     66     65
RH..............100    80     59     40     37     37
DEWPOINT........40     43     42     40     39     38
20 FT WIND......NW 2   N 3    N 5    NW 6   NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....900    900    2100   5800   5800   6200
MIX HGT (M).....270    270    640    1770   1770   1890
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    N 6    N 6    NW 14  NW 14  NW 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3    N 3    N 3    NW 6   NW 6   NW 6
DISPERSION......3      3      3      61     61     94
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130202.DESOT.02/LIX