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FNUS74 KLIX 170933  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO SILVICULTURE UNIT 11...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
433 AM CDT SUN MAY 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
 
 
BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AND  
AGAIN TOMORROW. WINDS WILL DROP TO AROUND 5 MPH TONIGHT, BUT WILL  
REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP ANY FOG FROM FORMING EVEN AS HUMIDITY  
RECOVERS TO AROUND 90 PERCENT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND  
60 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
 
1. THERE IS A NEAR ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT.  
 
2. THERE WILL NOT BE A SEABREEZE AS THE PREVAILING WIND IS FROM THE  
SOUTHEAST AND IS ALSO FAIRLY STRONG AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............66.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...87.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1311 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............4.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........10 6 16 25 36 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 0  
TEMP............65 70 79 83 84 83  
DEWPOINT........64 66 68 68 68 68  
RH..............97 87 69 61 59 61  
APARNT TMP (F)..65 70 79 86 87 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 8 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 13 16 18 17  
MIX HGT (M).....120 300 1010 1250 1280 1100  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 12 12 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 5 5 6  
LVORI...........7 5 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............68.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-792 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............4.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........43 60 61 68 52 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............80 75 73 73 72 71  
DEWPOINT........68 68 68 68 68 68  
RH..............67 79 84 84 87 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..83 75 73 73 72 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 5 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 10 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (M).....790 340 180 210 180 150  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSE SSE SSE SSE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 10 10 12 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSE SSE SSE SSE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 4 4 5 4  
LVORI...........1 4 5 5 5 6  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............70.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1341 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........75 81 77 58 53 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 0 10 20 20  
TEMP............71 73 81 84 85 86  
DEWPOINT........68 70 71 71 72 72  
RH..............90 90 72 65 65 63  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 73 85 89 91 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 14 16 20 22 21  
MIX HGT (M).....150 520 940 1190 1340 1160  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 14 16 17 16  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 7 8 7  
LVORI...........5 4 3 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613601.3/LIX  
.DELDT 05/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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