047
FNUS74 KLIX 141124
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 0250 C-592/597...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
624 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 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
RH VALUES RISE TO AROUND 45 PERCENT TODAY AND 55 PERCENT ON SUNDAY
AS SOUTHERLY WINDS REDEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. THE WINDS WILL TURN GUSTY ON SUNDAY AT 15 TO 25 MPH
IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS
THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT WITH HIGHER RAIN CHANCES AND WINDY
CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN
BE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND MINIMUM RH VALUES COULD FALL TO BETWEEN
25 AND 35 PERCENT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE LOWEST VALUES
WILL BE NORTH OF I-10 AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS MAY BE MET.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, SO DESPITE MIN
RH VALUES FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT BOTH DAYS, CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. SOME MOISTURE RECOVERY ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY IS EXPECTED AS WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY. THIS WILL
ALLOW MIN RH VALUES TO RISE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 PERCENT.
1. THERE IS A LOW END THREAT OF FOG DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY MORNING
WITH PROBABILITIES OF VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW ONE MILE AT
10 PERCENT OR LESS.
2. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND MIDDAY TODAY.
WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SPEEDS
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. WIND SPEEDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............53.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...366-1219 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............3.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........17 21 23 25 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 69 75 76 73
DEWPOINT........52 54 54 54 55
RH..............75 59 48 46 53
APARNT TMP (F)..60 69 75 76 73
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ESE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 12 13 13
MIX HGT (M).....370 910 1190 1220 940
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE SE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 8 9 10
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE SE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 3 4 4 4
LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............57.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-610 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........22 5 6 33 30 62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 66 64 63 61 60
DEWPOINT........56 57 58 58 59 59
RH..............59 73 81 84 93 96
APARNT TMP (F)..71 66 64 63 61 60
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 8 7 7 8
MIX HGT (M).....610 210 150 150 150 210
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSE SSE SSE SSE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 7 7 7
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSE SSE SSE SSE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 3 3 3
LVORI...........2 3 5 5 6 8
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............61 INCREASING TO 63 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1189 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 13 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 6 TO
10 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 METERS/SECOND IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........66 54 42 44 37 50
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 30
TEMP............59 63 72 77 79 78
DEWPOINT........59 61 65 63 62 62
RH..............100 93 79 62 56 58
APARNT TMP (F)..59 63 72 77 79 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SSE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 10 14 15 16
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 17 24 26 25
MIX HGT (M).....180 430 1040 1130 1160 1190
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 18 22 25 28
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 8 10 11 13
LVORI...........9 5 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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