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FNUS74 KLIX 201837
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LYME FIRE...MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
137 PM CDT THU AUG 20 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.
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGION THOUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK,
WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE WITH DAYTIME HIGHS WELL
INTO THE 90S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. DROUGHT
CONDITIONS HAVE DEPLETED FUEL MOISTURE AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO
BE VERY DIFFICULT TO COME BY FOR MANY AREAS OUTSIDE A STRAY
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS. LOWEST DAILY RH
VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 40 TO 60% RANGE THROUGH THE WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............77.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...108.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...610-975 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............3.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2 PM
SKY (%).........37
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).40
TEMP............91
DEWPOINT........79
RH..............68
APARNT TMP (F)..108
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6
20 FT WIND GUST.10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4
EYE LVL WND GST.6
MIX HGT (M).....980
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7
TRANS WIND DIR..SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).3
LVORI...........3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............75.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...100.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-427 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........39 6 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0
TEMP............89 81 79
DEWPOINT........76 76 76
RH..............66 85 91
APARNT TMP (F)..100 87 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.SSW SW W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 7
MIX HGT (M).....430 120 150
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW WSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4
LVORI...........3 5 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............77.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...110.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1250 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO
9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.11 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING AROUND 4
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........23 13 40
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 40
TEMP............78 87 92
DEWPOINT........75 78 79
RH..............91 75 66
APARNT TMP (F)..78 100 109
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.WNW NW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 5
MIX HGT (M).....120 610 1100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7
TRANS WIND DIR..W NW W
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3
LVORI...........6 3 3
FORECASTER...LISNEY
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER YATES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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