336  
FNUS74 KSHV 261837  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAYOU FIRE...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
137 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 26.  
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  
 
EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS  
EXPECTED IN THE MID 80S. CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT AN ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON, BUT CHANCES ARE SLIM AT THIS TIME.  
MIXING HEIGHTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOUT 3000 FT, WITH  
MIN RH VALUES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 60S. WINDS WILL  
REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH NEAR 10 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........80 AT FORECAST START...MAX 85.  
RH..................72 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 3600  
FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............1.  
DISPERSION INDEX....54.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 42 43 28  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC  
CWR.............10 10 10 10  
TEMP............80 82 83 85  
RH..............72 65 63 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 3.6 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..49 56 58 53  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....41 DECREASING TO 7.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 11 26 25 32 32 23 26 35 43 59 54  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............85 83 79 76 75 75 74 73 72 71 71 71  
RH..............61 63 74 82 82 82 87 87 90 93 93 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6  
DISPERSION IDX..41 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8  
LVORI...........1 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.  
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............4.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 34 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 58 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 67  
INCREASING TO 81 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 51.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 65 57 49 53 53 56 65 59 50 49 42  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30  
TEMP............70 69 71 74 78 81 83 86 88 88 90 88  
RH..............93 100 97 90 82 72 70 61 57 57 54 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 6 7 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 21 22 23 23 23 23 24 23 24 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.1 4.2 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 16 17 18 20 22 22 23 21 22 17  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 10 8  
DISPERSION IDX..8 10 29 38 51 61 54 60 67 78 84 51  
LVORI...........6 6 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...HILL  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS FOSTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611786.0/SHV  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW_JOHNSON@FWS.GOV,CHRISTOPHER_FOSTER@FWS.GOV  
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