FNUS74 KSHV 221230
FWSSHV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT 16...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
730 AM CDT MON APR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0932 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS WILL MAKE FOR A QUICK WARM UP WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE.
LOW LEVEL WINDS FROM OUR SOUNDING THIS MORNING SHOW SE WINDS
SLOWLY BECOMING DUE SOUTH TO AN INVERSION RIGHT AT 5KFT. SO THE
LID MAY LIFT A BIT LATE IN THE DAY...BUT OVERALL A GOOD DAY. THE
OUTLOOK IS FOR A CHANCE OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS EARLY TOMORROW WITH
RAIN DEVELOPING LATE INTO WEDNESDAY ON A COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP............57  63  67  70  74  76  77  78  78
RH..............72  65  56  49  43  41  39  38  40
20 FT WIND DIR..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2   6   6   6   8   8   8   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
DISPERSION......M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
MIXHGT MSL(KFT).0.2 1.0 1.7 2.4 3.0 4.0 4.5 5.4 5.4
MIXHGT AGL(KFT).0.0 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.8 3.8 4.3 5.2 5.2
MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6
MIXHGT AGL (KM).0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   6   6   6   3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  10  10  5   5   10  10  10  10      10
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  16  16  16  16  16  16  10  10  10  10  10
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   7   7   7   7   7   7   4   4   4   4   4

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FORECASTER...CHATELAIN
REQUESTED BY...MARK PLOSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130422.CAT16.01/SHV