FNUS74 KLIX 181302 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1351...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 702 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COAST STATES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND STALL NEAR THE COAST ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........31 41 46 51 66 66 66 66 66 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 50 54 58 62 63 63 64 62 60 RH..............83 77 69 59 54 54 54 53 60 67 DEWPOINT........40 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 48 49 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 9 10 12 12 12 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 DISPERSION......5 32 32 68 76 76 76 80 80 80 LVORI...........5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........82 82 88 94 94 94 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 55 55 55 55 55 RH..............75 90 95 96 95 89 DEWPOINT........50 52 54 54 54 52 20 FT WIND......ESE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 E 6 NNE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3600 2500 2400 2400 1400 MIX HGT (M).....1100 1100 760 730 730 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 26 SSE 26 S 26 S 26 S 26 SSW 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SSE 12 SSE 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 SSW 10 DISPERSION......69 69 58 36 36 24 LVORI...........3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 78 68 55 45 35 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 59 62 64 65 64 RH..............78 64 49 38 31 31 DEWPOINT........49 47 43 38 34 33 20 FT WIND......NNW 6 N 9 N 10 N 9 N 10 NNW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 3000 3100 3100 3100 MIX HGT (M).....400 400 910 940 940 940 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 15 N 22 NNW 20 NNW 20 N 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7 SW 7 N 10 NNW 9 NNW 9 N 8 DISPERSION......13 13 29 48 48 56 LVORI...........4 2 2 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130218.DESOT.01/LIX