545  
FNUS74 KLIX 151037  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO WILDFIRE 429-A1...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
537 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2025  
 
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 COLD FRONT WILL BRING MORE DRY AIR AND DROP RH VALUES  
TODAY AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. WE LOOK TO REACH  
CRITICAL RH THRESHOLDS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AT LEAST  
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI, BUT WINDS WILL  
BE LIGHT ENOUGH TO REMAIN BELOW ANY CRITICAL THRESHHOLDS.  
THE NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAINFALL WILL BE SUNDAY INTO  
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND  
AREAS AROUND BATON ROUGE. OTHERWISE, DRY CONDITIONS WILL  
PERIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THE REGION.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............61 DECREASING TO 47.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1341 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14 TO  
17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 5 TO 7  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM  
SKY (%).........59 63 57 50 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 71 75 78 79  
DEWPOINT........61 62 57 52 48  
RH..............90 73 54 40 34  
APARNT TMP (F)..64 71 75 78 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NNW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 18 17 16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.WNW NNW N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 10 11 10 10  
MIX HGT (M).....120 700 700 1010 1340  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 17 17 16 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..WNW N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 8 8 7 6  
LVORI...........5 3 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............45 DECREASING TO 40 OVERNIGHT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1341 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............2.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM  
SKY (%).........3 1 1 1 4 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 70 63 60 57 53  
DEWPOINT........47 46 45 43 41 39  
RH..............34 43 51 52 56 59  
APARNT TMP (F)..77 71 63 60 57 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNW N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 10 10 10 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N NNW N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 6 6 6 6 7  
MIX HGT (M).....1340 180 120 120 120 120  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NNE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 12 12 12 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N NNE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5 5 5  
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............40 INCREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1189 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM  
SKY (%).........4 1 1 3 2 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 54 66 73 75 76  
DEWPOINT........39 39 41 40 41 43  
RH..............60 57 39 30 29 31  
APARNT TMP (F)..52 54 66 73 75 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE ENE E ESE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 10 9 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NNE NE ENE E ESE S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7 7 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (M).....120 90 760 760 1190 1190  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE ENE ENE ENE ENE SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 10 6 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE ENE ENE ENE ENE SSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 3 3  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...LISNEY  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2510344.0/LIX  
.DELDT 04/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
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