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FNUS74 KLIX 231035
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 0250 SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
535 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 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 CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED AS MOISTURE
CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE VERY HIGH,
STRUGGLING TO DROP BELOW 80% SOME DAYS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND BEYOND. OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS
VARY FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES.
WHAT IS THE CHANCE FOR DENSE FOG POST IGNITION AND WILL WE SEE ANY
CHANCE OF A SEA-BREEZE SET UP DURING IGNITIONS?
FOG CHANCES ALTHOUGH NOT ZERO ARE RATHER LOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY
REMAIN ABOVE 1 MILE. OTHERWISE, A WEAK SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP AROUND NOON
TODAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............73.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...94.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-945 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.40 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........33 72 78 86 96 98
WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 70 50 30
TEMP............72 77 83 85 85 83
DEWPOINT........71 74 74 74 75 74
RH..............97 90 74 70 72 74
APARNT TMP (F)..72 77 90 93 94 90
20 FT WIND DIR..E S SSE SSE SSE S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 5 7 8 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 7 8
MIX HGT (M).....150 150 670 940 940 820
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4
LVORI...........7 6 4 3 3 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...88.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-823 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.11 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........98 95 93 95 94 98
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 20 40
TEMP............82 77 75 75 74 73
DEWPOINT........74 73 72 72 71 70
RH..............77 88 90 90 90 90
APARNT TMP (F)..88 77 75 75 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE E ENE ENE E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 3 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 6 8 6 8 9
MIX HGT (M).....820 300 150 150 150 150
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSE SSE SE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 6 7
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SSE SSE SE SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........3 6 6 6 6 6
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72 INCREASING TO 75 LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-792 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.39 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........91 90 95 96 97 96
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 80 60 80 80
TEMP............72 73 79 80 82 83
DEWPOINT........70 73 74 75 75 75
RH..............93 100 85 85 79 77
APARNT TMP (F)..72 73 79 85 89 90
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE SE S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 12 10 9 7
MIX HGT (M).....150 120 490 490 580 790
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 8 8 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........6 7 5 4 3 3
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/23/26
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