584
FNUS74 KLIX 281116
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 0250 C-592597598...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
616 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 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.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AND A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN SITE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 20 MPH. TONIGHT,
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 MPH AND SHIFT FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE
EAST. CONDITIONS WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY DRY WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERY ONLY
REACHING AROUND 60 TO 65 PERCENT.
1. NO FOG WILL DEVELOP DUE TO THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS.
2. NO SEABREEZE WILL FORM AS STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS PERSIST THROUGH THE
DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............42 DECREASING TO 34.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...640-1128 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 16
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........18 2 2 3 2 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 58 65 72 73 74
DEWPOINT........44 39 37 35 35 35
RH..............59 49 35 27 25 24
APARNT TMP (F)..58 58 65 72 73 74
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 16 14 13 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25 26 25 23 20 16
MIX HGT (M).....640 730 760 910 1040 1100
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NE NE NE NNE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 22 20 16 16
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NE NE NE NNE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).12 11 10 9 7 7
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............38 INCREASING TO 43 AFTER 3 AM.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1006 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
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 (%).........4 4 5 7 11 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............73 64 61 58 57 56
DEWPOINT........36 38 39 39 40 42
RH..............26 38 45 49 53 59
APARNT TMP (F)..73 64 61 58 57 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NNE NNE NE ENE E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 12 10 12 12
MIX HGT (M).....1010 180 150 150 180 180
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NNE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 12 10 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NNE NE NE E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 5 5 4 5 5
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48 INCREASING TO 58.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........33 25 52 59 58 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 59 67 72 74 75
DEWPOINT........46 50 56 59 59 59
RH..............68 71 67 63 58 57
APARNT TMP (F)..56 59 67 72 74 75
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE ESE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 18 20 20 18
MIX HGT (M).....180 400 910 1220 1340 1190
TRANSP WIND DIR.E ESE ESE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 13 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..E ESE ESE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 7 6 5 5
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 1
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607187.4/LIX
.DELDT 03/28/26
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