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FNUS74 KLIX 221203
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 9370...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
603 AM CST SUN FEB 22 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.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER SATURDAY
EVENING, BRINGING IN MUCH DRIER AND WINDIER CONDITIONS BEHIND IT.
SPECIFICALLY, DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE SUNDAY
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 25% FOR MOST OF THE AREA AND WINDS AROUND 15-25MPH
EXPECTED. WINDS EASE UP MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE AROUND 20-25%. FIRE CONDITIONS START TO
IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AND LATE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS ONSHORE
FLOW RETURNS.
QUESTIONS
1. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES FOR FOG FORMATION DENSITY AND COVERAGE WITH
SUPER-FOG POTENTIAL?
NO CHANCE FOR FOG
2. WILL WE SEE ANY CHANCE OF A SEA-BREEZE FORMATION IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS?
STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL REDUCE THE CHANCE OF A SEABREEZE BOUNDARY.
3. WILL WE SEE ANY GUST PROFILE ABOVE 25 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW BURN
DAYS?
LIKELY TODAY THROUGH ABOUT 6PM THIS EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............30 DECREASING TO 19.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...34.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...274-1585 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 31
TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 13 TO 15 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............3.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........2 1 2 2 4 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 48 53 57 58 55
DEWPOINT........32 31 25 20 18 18
RH..............65 50 33 24 21 23
APARNT TMP (F)..34 41 53 57 58 55
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 17 17 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 32 32 30 26
MIX HGT (M).....270 1010 1220 1430 1580 1340
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NNW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 28 32 32 33 31
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N NNW NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 13 14 14 15 14
LVORI...........4 2 2 2 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............20 DECREASING TO 17 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...26.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-457 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........4 4 3 3 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 46 44 41 39 36
DEWPOINT........19 22 21 21 18 18
RH..............28 38 41 44 42 47
APARNT TMP (F)..52 40 37 33 31 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 23 22 22 21
MIX HGT (M).....340 460 340 270 370 270
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 20 18 16
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 8 7
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............17.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...24.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 7 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........3 1 1 2 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 36 43 50 53 52
DEWPOINT........16 16 16 16 17 19
RH..............45 44 33 25 24 27
APARNT TMP (F)..27 27 36 45 53 52
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 23 24 24 23 21
MIX HGT (M).....210 580 1010 1190 1340 1010
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NNW NNW NNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 18 23 24 23 20
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NNW NNW NNW
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 10 11 10 9
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1
FORECASTER...GILMORE
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602855.5/LIX
.DELDT 02/22/26
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