769  
FNUS74 KSHV 172106  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT C-06 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
306 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (318) 631-3669 EXT. 241, IF YOU HAVE  
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO INFILTRATE THE REGION THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND 20S.  
DRIER AIR IN PLACE WILL ALSO MAINTAIN LOW MIN RH VALUES, RANGING  
BETWEEN 20-30 PERCENT ON AVERAGE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH  
HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY CLIMBING TO NEAR 50 DEGREES. ANOTHER DRY  
FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING BACK TO  
THE NORTH AT THAT TIME. BEYOND THIS AFTERNOON, MUCH LOWER WIND  
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST ALONG WITH THE LOWER  
RH VALUES THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 3 2 2 3 2 3 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 40 43 46 47 48 49 47  
RH..............33 27 25 24 23 22 22 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 6 6 6 6 6 5 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 13 13 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.7 1.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 16 17 17 16 16 13 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 8 8 7 7 6 4  
DISPERSION IDX..32 63 75 77 71 66 43 16  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 41 37 36 35 35 34 33 33 32 31 31  
RH..............33 36 44 45 47 49 51 56 56 61 63 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND MPH..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
   
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 5 4 3 4 7 9 9 8 7 8 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 33 36 39 44 48 53 54 55 56 53 50  
RH..............69 63 61 57 47 40 33 32 31 30 33 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND MPH..2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.2 3.2 4.1 4.9 4.9 3.7 1.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.1 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N N N NE NE NE N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..W NW N N N NE NE NE N N NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..7 7 7 7 14 27 40 50 54 52 43 26  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...HEMINGWAY  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES DAVIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600044.1/SHV  
.DELDT 01/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.G.DAVIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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