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FNUS74 KLIX 041449
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HEF WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
949 AM CDT THU JUN 4 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
SHOULD BE MUCH DRIER TODAY COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE WON'T BE ANY RAIN. STILL
ANTICIPATING SHOWERS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LA COAST AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS OVER THE RIVER PARISHES. MIN RH VALUES TODAY WILL RANGE
FROM NEAR 80% OVER MUCH OF THE RIVER PARISHES AND NEAR 50% ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MS AND COASTAL MS. WINDS AT THE SURFACE
WILL BEGIN RATHER LIGHT BUT AS WE HEAT UP EASTERLY WINDS OF
12-14 KNOTS INLAND AND 14 TO 17 KNOTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST
WITH GUSTS OVER 20 KTS ARE EXPECTED. EVEN WITH THE BREEZE WINDS
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL GIVEN THE RECENT AND
ADDITIONAL RAIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A SLUG OF MOISTURE
BEGINS TO PUSH INLAND ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............69.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...87.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...732-1128 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 22 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............3.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.26 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........56 60 48 71
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 60 80
TEMP............80 81 82 82
DEWPOINT........68 70 70 70
RH..............67 69 67 67
APARNT TMP (F)..83 85 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.21 25 23 26
MIX HGT (M).....940 1100 1070 1100
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 22 18
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 10 8
LVORI...........1 4 1 4
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............69.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-732 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.22 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........38 22 68 66 64 62
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 40 40 40 70 70
TEMP............81 78 75 75 75 74
DEWPOINT........70 69 70 70 70 70
RH..............69 74 84 84 84 87
APARNT TMP (F)..85 78 75 75 75 74
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 10 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 18 16 15 15
MIX HGT (M).....550 300 180 150 150 150
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 10 9 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 5 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS THROUGH
THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-762 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.86 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........63 69 82 83 81 78
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............74 75 79 80 81 81
DEWPOINT........71 72 73 74 74 73
RH..............90 90 82 82 79 77
APARNT TMP (F)..74 75 79 85 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 20 22 22
MIX HGT (M).....120 240 520 730 760 670
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 12 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 5 6 6
LVORI...........6 5 4 3 6 4
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...JODY ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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