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FNUS74 KLIX 161140
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 9370 C-512/513...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
640 AM CDT MON MAR 16 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. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE DAY
TODAY. VERY DRY AIR IS ALSO MOVING IN AND MIMINUM RH VALUES NEAR 30
PERCENT ARE LIKELY TODAY AND NEAR 20 PERCENT TUESDAY. CRITICAL
VALUES COULD BE EXCEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY AIR WILL PERSIST
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, BUT LIGHTER WINDS OF LESS THAN 10 MPH
WILL NOT SUPPORT CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THOSE DAYS.
SOME MOISTURE RECOVERY LATER IN THE WEEK IS EXPECTED AS WINDS
TURN MORE SOUTHERLY. THIS WILL ALLOW MIN RH VALUES TO RISE TO
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT. LITTLE, IF ANY RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEK BEYOND THIS MORNING.
NO FOG IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TUESDAY. NO SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED
UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............43 DECREASING TO 26.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...36.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...671-1798 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........84 70 71 16 11 4
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............49 44 46 50 54 53
DEWPOINT........43 36 33 29 27 24
RH..............80 73 60 44 35 32
APARNT TMP (F)..42 36 39 45 54 53
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 18 15 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 25 21 23 21
MIX HGT (M).....670 820 1070 1460 1710 1770
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 26 26 29 31 29
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW NW NW NW NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 12 12 13 14 13
LVORI...........6 4 3 2 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............23.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...427-1646 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 5 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............3.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........28 46 62 43 18 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 45 42 40 38 36
DEWPOINT........24 24 25 24 23 21
RH..............34 43 51 52 54 54
APARNT TMP (F)..51 39 36 35 34 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 9 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.21 17 13 9 8 8
MIX HGT (M).....1650 910 700 820 670 520
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N N NNW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 17 15 15 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW N N NNW N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).12 8 7 7 5 6
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............18.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...27.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1615 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 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 (%).........4 2 0 2 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 33 43 50 54 56
DEWPOINT........20 19 17 16 16 18
RH..............54 56 35 25 22 22
APARNT TMP (F)..30 27 38 46 54 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (M).....370 580 980 1220 1490 1580
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 15 14 15 15
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 7 6 7 7
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605691.2/LIX
.DELDT 03/16/26
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