352  
FNUS74 KLIX 121232  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO SITE PREP C-506...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
632 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
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
 
 
HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TOMORROW AS SOUTHERLY  
WINDS CONTINUE. THIS WILL HELP PUSH MINIMUM RH VALUES UP INTO THE  
60 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE. THESE HIGHER VALUES WILL PERSIST THROUGH  
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT, SO THERE WILL BE A FOG THREAT  
IN THE AREA BOTH TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW NIGHT. PATCHY  
LIGHT FOG IS FORECAST FOR AREAS ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN  
TONIGHT, BUT AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG HAVE A HIGH  
PROBABILITY OF DEVELOPING FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF LAKE  
PONTCHARTRAIN INCLUDING IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY NIGHT. A  
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA  
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A  
VERY DRY, COLD, AND BREEZY PERIOD OF WEATHER ON MONDAY. MINIMUM  
RH VALUES SHOULD FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT MONDAY  
AFTERNOON.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............42 INCREASING TO 57.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...61-671 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............6.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........11 18 37 47 46 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............40 52 66 70 70 66  
DEWPOINT........40 50 56 58 59 58  
RH..............100 94 70 66 68 75  
APARNT TMP (F)..40 52 66 70 70 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE ESE S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 8 10 12 8  
MIX HGT (M).....90 150 370 670 550 180  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSW SW SW SW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 8 7 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSW SW SW SW SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 3 4 3 3 3  
LVORI...........8 5 3 3 3 3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............56.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...61.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 1 TO  
3 METERS/SECOND IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............9.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........43 64 59 73 82 73  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 58 57 57 56 56  
DEWPOINT........58 58 57 57 56 55  
RH..............90 100 100 100 100 96  
APARNT TMP (F)..61 58 57 57 56 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSE SSE SSE ESE ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (M).....120 120 120 120 120 120  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 3 5 5 3  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 1 2 2 1  
LVORI...........7 10 10 10 10 10  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............55 INCREASING TO 60 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-732 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6  
MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 1 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST 1 TO 3 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............7.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........70 72 64 53 45 40  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............54 57 63 70 73 70  
DEWPOINT........54 57 61 61 61 61  
RH..............100 100 93 73 66 73  
APARNT TMP (F)..54 57 63 70 73 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE ENE SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 7 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (M).....120 120 340 670 730 490  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N E SE S SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 6 7 6 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..N E SE S SSW SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........10 9 6 3 3 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...FRYE  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527446.1/LIX  
.DELDT 12/12/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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