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FNUS74 KLIX 241105
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 7257 RNA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
605 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 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
A FRONT CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WITH DRIER AIR
SLIDING IN BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE COAST LATER
TODAY BUT THE DRIER AIR WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES REESTABLISHED TO THE NORTHEAST WITH RETURN FLOW SETTING
BACK UP. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY RETURN, HOWEVER, 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 DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE THROUGH THE
FORECAST SO DESPITE THE DRY CONDITIONS, NO MAJOR FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS EXPECTED.
REMARKS
-NO FOG EXPECTED AT THE SITE.
-WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY TO START OUT THE DAY TUESDAY,
THEN ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING
TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48 INCREASING TO 53 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1372 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........17 14 14 22 42 60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 63 73 79 81 80
DEWPOINT........46 47 48 52 54 54
RH..............64 56 41 39 39 41
APARNT TMP (F)..58 63 73 79 81 80
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE NE NNE N SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 6 8 9
MIX HGT (M).....150 340 580 1250 1370 880
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NE NNE N NW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 5 5 6 6
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NE NNE N NW S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 2 2 3 3
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 1 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............56.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-427 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........64 62 39 35 26 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 68 65 63 61 60
DEWPOINT........55 57 58 58 58 58
RH..............47 68 78 84 90 93
APARNT TMP (F)..77 68 65 63 61 60
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE ESE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 2 1 1 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (M).....430 120 150 120 120 120
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE ESE ESE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 7 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE ESE ESE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 3 4 4
LVORI...........2 3 4 5 6 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............59.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-975 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........57 43 38 42 40 31
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............60 61 71 76 79 79
DEWPOINT........57 59 61 61 61 61
RH..............90 93 71 60 54 54
APARNT TMP (F)..60 61 71 76 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE SE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 6 8 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 9 13 14 14
MIX HGT (M).....120 340 730 940 980 790
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 7 8 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 4 4 4
LVORI...........6 5 3 2 1 2
FORECASTER...WILLIAMS
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/24/26
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