032  
FNUS74 KLIX 211042  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 9370 C-507 508 509...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
542 AM CDT TUE APR 21 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  
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER ALABAMA WILL MOVE EAST TO OFF THE ATLANTIC  
COAST BY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY  
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 35 PERCENT, AND WILL RECOVER TO  
AROUND 75 PERCENT TONIGHT. MODERATION IN RH VALUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH  
THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK BEYOND TODAY, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES  
CLOSER TO 50 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT  
ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT WINDS WILL  
BECOME EAST THIS MORNING, THEN SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH BY MIDDAY, WITH  
A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............42 INCREASING TO 49 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7  
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1737 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 14  
TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............2.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........31 35 43 50 65 67  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 66 76 80 81 79  
DEWPOINT........40 47 49 49 50 51  
RH..............66 50 39 34 34 38  
APARNT TMP (F)..51 66 76 79 80 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE SE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 8 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 16 20 18 16  
MIX HGT (M).....90 270 1190 1650 1680 1220  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E ESE SE SE SSE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 18 17 16 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..E ESE SE SE SSE S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 8 8 7 6  
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............52.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-792 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1 TO 3 METERS/SECOND  
OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........70 69 69 62 72 74  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 69 66 64 62 61  
DEWPOINT........51 53 53 54 53 52  
RH..............40 57 63 70 72 72  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 69 66 64 62 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSE SE ESE E ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 3 2 1 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 8 6 5 5 6  
MIX HGT (M).....790 120 90 90 90 90  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSE S SSE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 7 5 5 6 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSE S SSE E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 3 2 2 3 3  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............54 INCREASING TO 59 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO  
9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1981 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 15  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........74 53 59 53 52 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............59 63 74 79 81 81  
DEWPOINT........53 54 58 59 59 60  
RH..............80 72 57 50 47 49  
APARNT TMP (F)..59 63 74 79 81 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE E ESE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 7 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 13 17 20 20  
MIX HGT (M).....120 340 1190 1800 1980 1650  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E ESE SSE SSE SSE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 15 13 12 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..E ESE SSE SSE SSE S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 7 6 5 5  
LVORI...........4 3 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...WAGNER  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610541.5/LIX  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
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