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FNUS74 KLIX 271132
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 7257 RNA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
632 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 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.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
FAIRLY WIDESPREAD FOG THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR QUICKLY BETWEEN
9 AM AND 10 AM. CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH
WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AND HUMIDITY BOTTOMING OUT
BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT. TONIGHT, A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE
BURN SITE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY MIDNIGHT AND RAMP UP TO
15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH. VERY DRY AIR WILL ALSO MOVE IN
WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERY ONLY REACHING AROUND 75 TO 80 PERCENT JUST BEFORE
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. TOMORROW WILL BE VERY BREEZY
AND DRY AND A RED FLAG WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 20
TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED.
1. THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL FOG DEVELOPMENT POST-IGNITION DUE TO THE
COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH TONIGHT.
2. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT SEABREEZE COMPONENT THIS AFTERNOON AT THE BURN
SITE THAT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO MORE WESTERLY AS OPPOSED TO
WEST-NORTHWESTERLY. THIS WILL BE MOST EVIDENT BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD DENSE
FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FOG
LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............63 DECREASING TO 59 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1524 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........74 50 20 12 8 4
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 68 78 83 85 85
DEWPOINT........63 65 63 60 60 59
RH..............100 90 60 46 43 41
APARNT TMP (F)..63 68 78 83 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..W WNW WNW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 3 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 7 10 12 12
MIX HGT (M).....120 400 980 1370 1520 1220
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W WNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 9 9 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W WNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........9 5 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............59 DECREASING TO 53 AFTER 3 AM.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING
TO AROUND 17 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-823 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 15 TO
24 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 4 TO 7
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO
9 TO 11 METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........6 9 14 43 17 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 75 72 70 67 64
DEWPOINT........60 61 61 60 58 53
RH..............44 62 68 71 73 67
APARNT TMP (F)..84 75 72 70 67 64
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW N N NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 9 13 18
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 9 14 18 26
MIX HGT (M).....820 150 120 340 460 430
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW WNW NNW N NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 8 22 22 22
TRANS WIND DIR..WNW WNW NNW N NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 4 10 10 10
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 3 3
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............46 DECREASING TO 35.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1189 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO
AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........16 17 5 4 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 59 63 69 73 74
DEWPOINT........48 44 41 38 35 34
RH..............64 57 44 32 25 23
APARNT TMP (F)..60 59 63 69 73 74
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 20 15 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.28 30 28 25 23 20
MIX HGT (M).....340 670 760 850 1070 1190
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NE NE NE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 24 24 22 18 15
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NNE NE NE NE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 11 11 10 8 7
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607190.4/LIX
.DELDT 03/27/26
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