267  
FNUS74 KSHV 132332  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT ZION...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
632 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 CDT ON AUGUST 13.  
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.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HOT AND DRY DAY PERFECT FOR SUCH, WITH UPPER 90S AND MIN RH NEAR  
40% ELEVATING TO NEAR 90% BY DAYBREAK. WE WILL KEEP SOUTHERLY  
WIND OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH AT TIMES. EARLY FRIDAY WILL  
SEE WINDS VEER TO SW AND RUNNING 10-15 MPH FROM MID MORNING TO  
EARLY AFTERNOON, SETTING YOU UP FOR A SLIGHTLY LOWER MIN RH ON  
FRIDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30% RANGE.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........97 AT FORECAST START...MIN 75.  
RH..................40 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MAX 97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 400 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....6.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 7 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............97 93 88 86 85 84 82 81 79 78 77  
RH..............40 46 55 59 63 67 74 77 82 85 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW  
20 FT WIND MPH..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 14 15 16 15 15 14 13 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 100.  
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 106.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........20 23 32 23 32 19 10 9 7 4 0 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 75 77 81 86 89 92 94 97 98 99 100  
RH..............88 97 94 85 70 61 54 49 43 41 38 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.3 3.9 4.9 5.5 6.7 7.6 7.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 14 14 14 12 10 10 10 12 12 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6  
DISPERSION IDX..5 10 26 36 45 49 51 63 71 93 104 108  
LVORI...........5 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...CHATELAIN  
REQUESTED BY...STEPH HARVEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619650.0/SHV  
.DELDT 08/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEPH.HARVEY@TFS.TAMU.EDU  
 
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