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FNUS74 KLIX 180946
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SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO SILVICULTURE UNIT 11...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
446 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE LIMITED AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO MOVE
BACK INTO THE AREA LEADING TO GRADUALLY INCREASING RAIN CHANCES.
SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD MAINLY BE LIMITED TO AREAS WEST OF THE
I-55 CORRIDOR TODAY AND TUESDAY, SPREADING EASTWARD TOWARD THE
I-59 CORRIDOR MIDWEEK, AND THEN BECOMING MORE AREA-WIDE THURSDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS FORECAST RAINFALL
TOTALS VARY FROM 2-3 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AREAS TO LESS
THAN AN INCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI COAST, THOUGH OBVIOUSLY POINT-SPECIFIC TOTALS WILL
DEPEND ON EXACT LOCATIONS OF ANY HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS. FOR MOST
OF THE AREA, FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY
TO BE 60 PERCENT OR HIGHER EVERY DAY.
QUESTIONS
WHAT IS THE CHANCE FOR FOG INCLUDING DENSITY AND COVERAGE OVER
THE BURN SITE POST IGNITION?
NOT SEEING ANY STRONG INDICATIONS OF WIDESPREAD OR DENSE FOG IN
THE AREA. HOWEVER, SOME LIGHT OR PATCHY FOG CAN'T BE RULED OUT
NEAR/ AT THE BURN SITE PRIMARILY FROM 3AM-7AM, IF MIXED WITH SMOKE
COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE VIS IN A FEW SPOTS.
WILL WE SEE ANY CHANCE OF A SEA-BREEZE SET UP OVER THE BURN AREA
POST IGNITION? THANKS CLIFF
DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A WELL-DEFINED SEABREEZE TODAY THANKS TO
PERSISTENT/BREEZY SE WINDS. RATHER, WINDS PICK UP MID/LATE MORNING
AND REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EVENING
WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 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 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1158 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........56 46 41 19 47 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 20 0 0
TEMP............72 74 81 85 86 85
DEWPOINT........69 70 71 72 72 72
RH..............90 87 72 65 63 65
APARNT TMP (F)..72 74 85 91 92 91
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 10 12 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 13 16 20 22 20
MIX HGT (M).....120 430 940 1100 1040 1070
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SSE SSE S SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 13 16 17 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE S SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 7 8 8 7
LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............71.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-853 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........41 38 66 82 88 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 78 76 76 75 74
DEWPOINT........72 72 72 72 71 70
RH..............67 82 87 87 87 87
APARNT TMP (F)..90 78 76 76 75 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 8 7 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 13 10 8 7
MIX HGT (M).....850 300 210 240 180 150
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 12 10 10 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 5 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........3 4 5 5 6 6
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............71.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...93.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1554 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 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........84 54 53 44 38 33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............73 74 82 86 88 87
DEWPOINT........70 71 71 71 70 70
RH..............90 90 69 61 55 57
APARNT TMP (F)..73 74 86 91 93 92
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 14 16 18 17
MIX HGT (M).....150 430 910 1250 1550 1340
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SSE SSE S SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 14 14 14 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE S SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 6 6 5
LVORI...........5 4 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/18/26
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