507
FNUS74 KLIX 171136
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 9370 C-507 508 509...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
636 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE
DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HOURS. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN LARGELY
UNCHANGED WITH MIN RH VALUES IN THE 40S ACROSS INLAND AREAS AND
CLOSER TO THE LOW 50S NEAR THE COAST. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO THESE MOISTURE LEVELS. OVERNIGHT
SOME FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND SATURDAY
MORNING, ESPECIALLY ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI AND THE FLORIDA PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
WHAT IS THE CHANCE FOR DENSE FOG OVER THE BURN SITE POST IGNITION?
FOG CHANCES WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE BEST
POTENTIAL NORTH OF THE SITE.
WILL WE SEE ANY CHANCE OF A SEA-BREEZE EVENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS?
A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON BETWEEN 12PM AND 2PM TODAY
AND SATURDAY. SUNDAY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS LIMITING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SEA BREEZE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............64 DECREASING TO 61 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1707 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 1 TO 6 METERS/SECOND BECOMING 1 TO 5
METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 6
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........36 10 10 14 3 5
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 71 82 85 84 82
DEWPOINT........63 66 64 63 62 61
RH..............97 84 55 48 48 49
APARNT TMP (F)..64 71 83 86 85 83
20 FT WIND DIR..N S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 6 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.2 5 10 16 17 17
MIX HGT (M).....90 430 1370 1710 1550 1190
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSW SSE SSE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 9 10 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S SSW SSE SSE S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 4 4 5 6
LVORI...........8 5 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............62.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-853 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........7 9 15 32 39 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............79 72 68 66 65 64
DEWPOINT........61 63 64 63 63 63
RH..............54 73 87 90 93 97
APARNT TMP (F)..79 72 68 66 65 64
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 5 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 12 9 8 8 7
MIX HGT (M).....850 180 120 150 120 120
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SSW S SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 9 10 10 8
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SSW S SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........1 3 6 6 6 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............64.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1463 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........42 49 59 61 66 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 67 77 82 84 83
DEWPOINT........63 64 65 64 64 64
RH..............97 90 67 55 51 53
APARNT TMP (F)..64 67 77 83 85 84
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSW SSW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 8 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 12 16 17 17
MIX HGT (M).....120 430 1160 1460 1460 1220
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SW SSW SSW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 8 9 10
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW SW SSW SSW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 3 4 4 4
LVORI...........7 5 3 1 1 1
FORECASTER...FRYE
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610541.1/LIX
.DELDT 04/17/26
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