490  
FNUS74 KLIX 231245  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO BB34...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
745 AM CDT MON MAR 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.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM AND LIKELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST.  
THERE WILL BE A WEAK FRONT TONIGHT WHICH WILL BRING SLIGHTLY  
DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION BUT MIN RH VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO  
BE IN THE 40 TO LOWER 50 PERCENT RANGE TUESDAY. MOISTURE WILL  
SLOWLY RETURN THROUGH THE WEEK BUT WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS EXPECTED  
TO CLIMB HIGHER FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK THOSE MIN RH  
VALUES MAY EVEN DROP INTO THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE OVER  
SOUTHWEST MS AND ADJACENT LOUISIANA PARISHES. WINDS WILL BE ON  
THE LIGHTER SIDE THROUGH THE FORECAST SO NO MAJOR FIRE WEATHER  
CONCERNS EXPECTED.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............63 DECREASING TO 59 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...457-1463 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 47 42 31 23 35 39 42 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 70 73 76 79 80 81 82 80  
DEWPOINT........63 65 64 62 62 61 61 60 59  
RH..............93 84 73 62 56 52 51 47 49  
APARNT TMP (F)..65 70 73 76 79 81 82 82 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW WNW WNW NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 10  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW WNW NW NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 13 10 9 9 8 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..WNW WNW NW NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 6 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............57 DECREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-884 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........29 43 36 27 19 17 16 12 13 13 30 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............79 76 71 68 66 65 64 63 61 61 59 59  
DEWPOINT........59 58 57 55 55 53 52 52 51 51 51 50  
RH..............50 54 61 63 68 65 65 67 70 70 75 72  
APARNT TMP (F)..79 76 71 68 66 65 64 63 61 61 59 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NNE NNE NE ENE ENE ENE E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NNE NE NE ENE ENE E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12 10 10 10 8 10 9 10 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NNE NE NE ENE ENE E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............50 INCREASING TO 58.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1494 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 1 TO 2  
METERS/SECOND IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
AROUND 1 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 38 27 33 38 46 55 63 64 66 67 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 57 59 63 69 73 77 79 81 82 82 81  
DEWPOINT........49 50 50 52 54 56 58 59 59 59 58 58  
RH..............72 77 72 67 59 55 52 50 47 46 44 46  
APARNT TMP (F)..58 57 59 63 69 73 77 79 81 82 82 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E ESE SE SSE S WSW W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E ESE ESE SSE SW W W W W WNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E ESE ESE SSE SW W W W W WNW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
LVORI...........3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILLIAMS  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON BONENBERGER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607266.0/LIX  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.BOLT@USDA.GOV  
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