984
FNUS74 KLIX 171236
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 9370...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
636 AM CST TUE FEB 17 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
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED THIS WEEK AS A WARM
AND HUMID AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 55 AND 65 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA TODAY, WINDS
WILL START TO COME MORE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AND HOLD
THAT GENERAL DIRECTION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. EACH DAY WILL SEE AN
INCREASE IN WIND SPEED AROUND MIDDAY, SIMILAR TO A SEA BREEZE,
DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET AND OVERNIGHT. WE DO NOT EXPECT WIND
GUSTS ABOVE 25 MPH TODAY BUT THE THREAT FOR A FEW GUSTS
APPROACHING 25 MPH INCREASES AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY AND THE
REST OF THE WEEK, MAINLY DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS
EACH DAY.
AT THIS TIME, THE THREAT OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPING IS LOW, BUT NOT
ZERO (10-20 PERCENT) FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH LOW CLOUD COVER
MORE LIKELY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............57.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...305-1036 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........81 69 73 69 83
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 67 70 72 69
DEWPOINT........58 57 58 58 58
RH..............92 70 65 62 69
APARNT TMP (F)..60 67 70 72 69
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SSE S SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 8 10 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 15 18 18 15
MIX HGT (M).....300 790 980 1040 610
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 14 14 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 6 6 5
LVORI...........5 4 4 3 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............60.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...67.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-213 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............7.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........69 75 69 63 64 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 63 63 62 61 61
DEWPOINT........59 60 61 61 60 61
RH..............77 90 93 97 97 100
APARNT TMP (F)..67 63 63 62 61 61
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 12 12
MIX HGT (M).....210 180 180 150 150 150
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 10
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 5 4
LVORI...........4 5 6 6 7 9
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............61.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14
TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............6.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........85 78 65 58 63 66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............61 64 71 76 78 76
DEWPOINT........60 62 63 61 61 61
RH..............97 93 76 61 57 61
APARNT TMP (F)..61 64 71 76 78 76
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 16 20 20 18
MIX HGT (M).....120 460 980 1340 1190 700
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 15 17 18 16
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 7 8 8 7
LVORI...........7 8 4 1 1 1
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602855.0/LIX
.DELDT 02/17/26
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