FNUS74 KLIX 182022 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1351...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 222 PM 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 THIS AFTERNOON 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. .REMARKS... AT THIS TIME...A WIND ADVISORY IS NOT EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. OUR LOCAL CRITERIA CALLS FOR SUSTAINED OF 25 MILES AN HOUR FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. SEVERAL SITES ARE REPORTING SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR SUSTAINED IN THE EVENING HOURS THEN AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALL IN ALL...THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE TOO ELEVATED FOR FOG TO FORM TONIGHT. WETNESS WILL COME FROM INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS AFTER M IDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 66 66 94 WEATHER COV..... CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN TEMP............65 64 62 61 RH..............54 60 68 75 DEWPOINT........49 50 50 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 MIX HGT (KM)....1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 30 35 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 13 13 16 DISPERSION......91 91 91 91 LVORI...........1 1 2 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 90 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........94 94 94 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 58 60 62 63 61 RH..............75 82 86 83 78 75 DEWPOINT........51 53 56 57 56 53 20 FT WIND......SSE 9 SSE 10 S 10 S 11 SW 10 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3600 2500 2400 2400 1400 MIX HGT (M).....1100 1100 760 730 730 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 35 SSE 35 S 41 S 44 S 44 W 36 TRAN WIND (M/S).SSE 16 SSE 16 S 18 S 20 S 20 W 16 DISPERSION......91 91 90 59 59 40 LVORI...........3 3 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 78 78 35 35 35 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 54 56 63 67 64 RH..............76 77 63 44 36 37 DEWPOINT........50 47 44 41 39 37 20 FT WIND......NNW 8 NNW 8 N 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 2400 3200 3200 3000 MIX HGT (M).....460 460 730 980 980 910 TRANSPORT WIND..NNW 25 NNW 25 NNW 22 N 21 N 21 N 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).NNW 11 NNW 11 NNW 10 N 9 N 9 N 9 DISPERSION......28 28 29 69 69 63 LVORI...........3 3 2 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130218.DESOT.02/LIX