636
FNUS74 KSHV 151819
FWSSHV
SPOT FORECAST FOR ETX FIRE & NATURE FESTIVAL...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
119 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (318) 631-3669 EXT. 241, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
ON SATURDAY, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LIKELY JUST
BEFORE NOON. WITH THAT FRONT, RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE
AREA. THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTIES, ESPECIALLY IN
REGARDS TO TIMING WITH THIS SYSTEM. AS OF NOW, OUR BEST RAIN
CHANCES OCCUR AFTER THE LUNCH HOURS. HOWEVER, IF THE FRONT IS A
LITTLE FASTER OR SLOWER BY A FEW HOURS, THE TIMING OF THE BEST
RAIN CHANCES COULD CHANGE. WINDS COULD ALSO BE AN ISSUE IN REGARDS
BURNING, AS 20 FT GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND
IN WAKE OF THE FRONT SATURDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO STAY TUNED TO
THE FORECAST FOR UPDATES.
SATURDAY
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 85 86 86 87 86 86 85 83
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............20 20 20 20 60 60 60 60 60
TEMP............67 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 67
RH..............90 84 78 76 73 71 71 70 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND MPH..9 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 22 22 23 24 24 24 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 20 21 22 21 18 16 15
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W NW N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 9 9 10 9 8 7 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........82 80 76 73 69 66 64 61 60 60 59 54
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............60 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............65 65 62 59 57 56 56 55 53 52 50 49
RH..............75 73 75 80 80 77 72 69 69 66 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND MPH..10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 20 20 20 18 18 18 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 M M M M M M M M M M M
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 M M M M M M M M M M M
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 13 13 14 16 17 16 15 14 14
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 7 6 6
SUNDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........50 45 43 41 39 40 40 41 41 40 40 44
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 49 51 53 56 59 62 65 67 68 69 69
RH..............68 66 61 59 53 47 43 38 36 35 35 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND MPH..7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 18 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...M M M M M M M M M M M M
MIX HGT (KM)....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 13 12
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 5
FORECASTER...HILL
REQUESTED BY...TONI AGUILAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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