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FNUS74 KLIX 221037
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 0250 SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
537 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 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
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED AS MOISTURE
CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND.
OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS VARY FROM 4 TO
7 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AREAS TO LESS THAN AN INCH FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
FOR MOST OF THE AREA, FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
ARE LIKELY TO BE 60 PERCENT OR HIGHER EVERY DAY.
..REMARKS
WHAT IS THE CHANCE FOR DENSE FOG POST IGNITION AND WILL WE SEE ANY
CHANCE OF A SEA-BREEZE SET UP DURING IGNITIONS? DENSE FOG CHANCES
ARE LOW FOR TODAY AND LIKELY TOMORROW AS WELL. SEA BREEZE CHANCES
ARE LOW AS THE GRADIENT WINDS REMAIN SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............73.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-975 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.36 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........66 75 69 61 77 72
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 80 70 70 80
TEMP............73 76 80 81 82 82
DEWPOINT........71 74 74 75 75 75
RH..............93 94 82 82 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..73 76 85 87 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW S W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 10 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 14 16 17 16 14
MIX HGT (M).....210 610 820 940 940 760
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 16 16 15 14 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 7 7 6 5
LVORI...........6 5 4 4 3 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............73 DECREASING TO 70 AFTER 3 AM.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-396 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............6.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........68 67 64 47 31 31
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 30 30 30 30
TEMP............83 78 75 75 74 73
DEWPOINT........75 73 72 72 71 70
RH..............77 85 90 90 90 90
APARNT TMP (F)..90 78 75 75 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSE S S SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 3 3 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.13 8 6 6 6 3
MIX HGT (M).....400 240 150 150 150 150
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 8 8 7
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSW S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3
LVORI...........4 6 6 6 7 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...93.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1097 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.17 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........43 51 56 52 43 65
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 60 60 70 70
TEMP............73 74 80 83 84 83
DEWPOINT........70 72 73 74 74 74
RH..............90 93 79 74 72 74
APARNT TMP (F)..73 74 84 90 91 90
20 FT WIND DIR..S N SSW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 2 5 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.3 2 3 7 10 10
MIX HGT (M).....120 340 640 790 1010 980
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SSW SSW SSW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 10 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SSW SSW SSW S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........6 5 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...LISNEY
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/22/26
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