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FNUS74 KLIX 191039
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0250 C-598...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
539 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
WE CAN BE REACHED AT (985) 649-0357 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL
CAUSE RH VALUES TO PLUMMET TO NEAR 30 PERCENT LATER TODAY, AND LIKELY
BELOW 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY. A SLOW MODERATION IN RH VALUES WILL
OCCUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF
MEASUREABLE RAIN WILL BE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
NO FOG IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR A SEA BREEZE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............49 DECREASING TO 38.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...427-1372 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........86 75 76 66 48 34
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 54 61 67 70 71
DEWPOINT........50 48 44 40 37 38
RH..............89 80 53 37 30 30
APARNT TMP (F)..53 54 61 67 70 71
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..20 18 16 14 14 12
20 FT WIND GUST.28 26 25 24 22 20
MIX HGT (M).....460 460 670 1130 1340 1280
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NE NNE NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 24 24 26 24 21
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NNE NE NNE NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 11 11 12 11 9
LVORI...........7 6 2 2 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............38.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1097 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........37 28 24 21 23 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 63 58 55 53 52
DEWPOINT........38 39 39 38 38 36
RH..............31 41 49 53 56 55
APARNT TMP (F)..70 63 58 55 53 52
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 13 13 12 13 14
MIX HGT (M).....1100 180 150 120 120 120
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 12 10 12 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 5 4 5 6 6
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............38 INCREASING TO 42 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1829 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 5 TO 9 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO AROUND
4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........41 38 48 47 45 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 54 67 75 79 80
DEWPOINT........36 37 38 37 38 40
RH..............58 53 35 26 23 24
APARNT TMP (F)..47 54 67 75 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 17 18 16 14
MIX HGT (M).....120 370 850 1250 1650 1770
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE E E ENE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 17 21 18 15 12
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE E E ENE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 8 9 8 7 5
LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610536.3/LIX
.DELDT 04/19/26
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