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FNUS74 KLIX 191105
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 9370 C-512/513...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
605 AM CDT THU MAR 19 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 WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST AND
WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP
WINDS ON THE LIGHT SIDE THROUGH THE FORECAST AS WELL. MINIMUM
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 35 TO 45 PERCENT TODAY AND
45 TO 55 PERCENT FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NO RAIN IN THE
CURRENT FORECAST.
1. WILL WE SEE ANY CHANCE FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT OVER THE BURN SITE POST
IGNITIONS?
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR PATCHY FOG AROUND OR JUST PRIOR TO SUNRISE FRIDAY
MORNING.
2. WILL WE SEE ANY CHANCE FOR A SEA-BREEZE SET UP OVER THE BURN SITE
POST IGNITIONS?
YES, A SEA BREEZE LOOKS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SITE ROUGHLY AT
AROUND 5PM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............40 INCREASING TO 42 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1372 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 1 TO 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........11 11 10 2 2 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 53 66 72 74 72
DEWPOINT........38 42 42 40 42 44
RH..............89 66 42 31 32 37
APARNT TMP (F)..41 53 66 72 74 72
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNW WSW SW SW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 8 9 10
MIX HGT (M).....90 210 700 1280 1370 980
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW WNW WNW W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 3 6 6 7
TRANS WIND DIR..NW WNW WNW W W SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 3 3 3
LVORI...........4 3 2 2 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-549 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........5 2 2 3 0 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 60 57 55 52 51
DEWPOINT........46 47 48 49 50 49
RH..............44 62 72 80 93 93
APARNT TMP (F)..69 60 57 55 52 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SW WSW WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 7 6 5
MIX HGT (M).....550 120 120 120 120 120
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSW SSW WSW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 6 7 7
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSW SSW WSW W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........2 3 3 5 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............50 INCREASING TO 54 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1554 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 13
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 2 1 6 9 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 52 68 76 78 76
DEWPOINT........49 50 55 54 53 53
RH..............93 93 63 46 42 45
APARNT TMP (F)..51 52 68 76 78 76
20 FT WIND DIR..W W WSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 5 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 9 13 15
MIX HGT (M).....90 120 400 1160 1550 1280
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 5 8 12
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 2 1 2 4 5
LVORI...........7 6 3 2 1 1
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605691.5/LIX
.DELDT 03/19/26
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.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV
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