415  
FNUS74 KLIX 231714  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEARL RIVER - BARTH RD...MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1114 AM CST MON FEB 23 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 UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE 20-25% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS  
OF 10-15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL BE  
CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER ON TUESDAY, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD  
START TO MODERATE.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............15.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...53.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1067-1250 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 24 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 10 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............1.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) NOON 4 PM  
SKY (%).........3 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
TEMP............49 53  
DEWPOINT........14 15  
RH..............24 22  
APARNT TMP (F)..44 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NNW NNW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 12  
MIX HGT (M).....1160 1160  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 23  
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 10  
LVORI...........1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............18.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-427 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5  
TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 2 TO 6 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO 3 TO 7  
METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 2 TO  
3 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY (%).........3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............47 37 31  
DEWPOINT........18 18 18  
RH..............31 46 58  
APARNT TMP (F)..43 33 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 5 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 10 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NNW N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 3 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 6 3  
MIX HGT (M).....430 270 150  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 4  
LVORI...........2 2 3  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............20 INCREASING TO 29.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1036 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 15  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND BECOMING 2 TO 3  
METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 7 METERS/SECOND IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........2 21 4  
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD  
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............28 46 61  
DEWPOINT........18 19 23  
RH..............66 34 23  
APARNT TMP (F)..28 45 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..N SSE SSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 3 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 7 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N SSE SSW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 2 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.2 4 8  
MIX HGT (M).....120 580 1010  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E S SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..E S SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 5  
LVORI...........3 2 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS  
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER YATES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 02/23/26  
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