598  
FNUS74 KLIX 141005  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO SILVICULTURE UNIT 11...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
505 AM CDT THU MAY 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  
 
A VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH  
TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTH TODAY AT AROUND 5  
MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 35 AND POTENTIALLY AS  
LOW AS 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LIMITED HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS  
EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MAX HUMIDITY VALUES PEAKING AROUND 75 PERCENT.  
THIS WILL KEEP ANY FOG DEVELOPMENT FROM HAPPENING EVEN AS WINDS  
TURN NEARLY CALM. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE EAST TO THE SOUTH  
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL  
TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
1. THERE IS A ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT.  
 
2. THERE IS A ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT FOR  
TODAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............58 DECREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...457-1615 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............2.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........1 0 0 0 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 79 83 84 83  
DEWPOINT........60 58 57 56 55  
RH..............71 49 41 38 38  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 79 82 83 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 9 9 10 9  
MIX HGT (M).....460 880 1370 1520 1520  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 12 12 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 4  
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............56 DECREASING TO 52 AFTER 3 AM.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-945 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 1 1 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 73 68 65 62 60  
DEWPOINT........56 58 56 55 54 52  
RH..............41 59 65 70 75 75  
APARNT TMP (F)..82 73 68 65 62 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NNE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 7 6 12  
MIX HGT (M).....940 120 90 90 120 120  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NNE ENE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 6 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N NNE ENE E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 4 4  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............55 INCREASING TO 59 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1524 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO  
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........10 13 14 15 14 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 64 77 82 84 83  
DEWPOINT........53 55 58 59 60 60  
RH..............80 73 52 46 44 46  
APARNT TMP (F)..59 64 77 82 84 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SSE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 9 7 8  
MIX HGT (M).....120 240 700 1250 1490 1160  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE SSE SSE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 7 8 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE ESE SSE SSE S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 3 3 4 4  
LVORI...........4 3 2 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613601.0/LIX  
.DELDT 05/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
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