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FNUS74 KLIX 141216
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 9370...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
616 AM CST SAT FEB 14 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
LIGHT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A
FOG RISK IN PLACE THIS MORNING WITH DISSIPATION DURING THE
MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH STRONGER SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND HIGHER RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND BEGIN TO DECREASE IN SPEED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PULLS TO THE EAST
AND SOME SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER INTO THE REGION.
FOG MAY BRIEFLY REDEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE LINE OF STORMS AND
COLD FRONT AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT WILL LIFT AS THE STORMS
ARRIVE. CURRENT TIMING ESTIMATES THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS WILL
ARRIVE AT THE SITE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM SUNDAY, WITH MOST
PRECIPITATION ENDING PRIOR TO NOON. OUTFLOW AND/OR ERRATIC
WINDS MAY PRECEDE THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS BY 15 TO 30 MINUTES.
WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO 10 TO
15 MPH AROUND NOON TODAY. GUSTS ABOVE 20 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR
MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............55.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1036 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 METERS/SECOND BECOMING 4 TO 8
METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 8
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........80 70 60 61 71 73
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............54 61 71 72 72 69
DEWPOINT........53 54 53 53 56 57
RH..............96 78 53 51 57 66
APARNT TMP (F)..54 61 71 72 72 69
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 10 12 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.9 14 20 22 20 21
MIX HGT (M).....120 370 760 1040 820 610
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE SE SSE SSE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 15 16 16 18
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SSE SSE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 7 7 7 8
LVORI...........9 4 2 2 3 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............59 INCREASING TO 63 LATE IN THE EVENING.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-396 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.25 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........83 78 87 93 89 94
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 50 50 50 90
TEMP............66 64 64 64 65 64
DEWPOINT........58 60 61 64 64 64
RH..............75 87 90 100 97 100
APARNT TMP (F)..66 64 64 64 65 64
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SSE SSE S S SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 17 18 17
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 22 23 25 25
MIX HGT (M).....300 270 370 240 370 400
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SSE S SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 16 17 18 21
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE S SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 8 8 9
LVORI...........4 4 5 5 5 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............62 DECREASING TO 59 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...396-1676 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 8 TO 12 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............6.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.46 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........94 74 59 55 59 65
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 50 50 50
TEMP............62 63 68 73 74 71
DEWPOINT........62 63 63 60 60 60
RH..............100 100 84 64 62 68
APARNT TMP (F)..62 63 68 73 74 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW WSW WSW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 24 24 23 21
MIX HGT (M).....400 850 1280 1340 1680 1340
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW WSW WSW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 18 21 25 26 22
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW WSW WSW W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 8 9 11 12 10
LVORI...........5 10 6 4 3 1
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/14/26
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