FNUS74 KSHV 211225 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR ANG SABINE COMP 4 5 6 NORWOOD...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 725 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS HAS SHIFTED EAST ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS MORNING WHILE A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO WEST TEXAS. THE RESULTANT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE FIRE DISTRICTS DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. MUCH OF EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND BORDERING AREAS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA WILL SEE THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL SHIFT EAST AND SOUTHEAST MOVING ACROSS TEXAS AND INTO PARTS OF THE FIRE DISTRICTS BY LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE APPROACHING SYSTEM AS ASSOCIATED SURFACE BOUNDARIES...THE AREA WILL SEE RAIN CHANCES INCREASING OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TODAY THE FIRE DISTRICTS WILL HAVE THE LOWER RELATIVE LEVELS WITH A WET PERIOD EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEK. THESE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY WILL NOT BE REACHED AGAIN UNTIL POSSIBLY MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. WETTING RAINS TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS OTHER PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH TO NEAR TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 75 75 63 63 63 72 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 57 61 63 66 67 68 68 RH..............53 46 41 37 35 34 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).3.1 3.1 3.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 24 24 24 28 28 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 11 11 11 13 13 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........90 90 90 90 90 95 95 98 98 99 99 99 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............67 64 66 64 63 63 62 61 61 60 60 59 RH..............39 45 48 56 65 68 71 75 79 82 85 88 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).4.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 MIXHGT MSL (KM).1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.28 29 29 29 31 31 31 32 32 32 30 30 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............59 59 60 63 66 68 71 73 74 76 76 76 RH..............90 92 91 87 82 77 72 68 66 65 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).0.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.0 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.30 26 26 26 23 23 23 20 20 20 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 6 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MURPHY REQUESTED BY...ANGELINA NF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.ANGSA.01/SHV