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FNUS74 KLIX 181043
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0250 C-598...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
543 AM CDT SAT APR 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
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN PREVALENT ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY WITH WIND SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE. MOISTURE LEVELS
WILL REMAIN LARGELY UNCHANGED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES NEAR 50 PERCENT
TODAY. SOME FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 9 AM THIS MORNING. NO
FOG SUNDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WITH A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS BRINGING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINS TO THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY NOT BE A WETTING RAIN FOR MOST OF THE
AREA THOUGH. RH VALUES WILL PLUMMET SUNDAY TO NEAR 30 PERCENT,
REMAIN THIS WAY ON MONDAY. A SLOW MODERATION IN RH VALUES WILL
OCCUR AFTERWARDS.
A SEA BREEZE IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WILL NOT OCCUR SUNDAY.
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A SEA BREEZE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............64.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1676 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........57 52 55 65 65 67
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 71 80 84 85 83
DEWPOINT........62 66 64 63 64 65
RH..............97 86 58 50 50 55
APARNT TMP (F)..63 71 82 85 86 85
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SW SW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 8 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 12 14 15 15
MIX HGT (M).....120 850 1340 1650 1620 980
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SW WSW WSW WSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 9 9 8 9 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SW WSW WSW WSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 4 4 4 4 5
LVORI...........7 3 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............65 DECREASING TO 56.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH
OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-732 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 22
TO 28 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND
LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 4 TO 7
METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 10 TO 13
METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........65 76 86 92 92 90
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 20 20 60
TEMP............82 75 72 70 67 63
DEWPOINT........65 66 67 67 64 59
RH..............56 74 84 90 90 89
APARNT TMP (F)..84 75 72 70 67 63
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW WSW NNW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 5 6 8 14
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 9 9 14 21
MIX HGT (M).....730 240 210 210 340 430
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW NNW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 8 10 15 24
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW NNW N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 7 11
LVORI...........1 4 5 6 6 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............51 DECREASING TO 40.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1433 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........90 88 85 73 60 45
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 0 0
TEMP............56 52 58 64 69 71
DEWPOINT........53 49 48 44 40 38
RH..............92 89 71 48 35 30
APARNT TMP (F)..56 52 58 64 69 71
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 17 15 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 25 24 23 21
MIX HGT (M).....490 430 580 980 1340 1370
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 23 24 24 23 21
TRANS WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE
TRANS SPD (M/S).12 10 11 11 10 9
LVORI...........9 7 4 1 1 1
FORECASTER...WAGNER
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610536.2/LIX
.DELDT 04/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV
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