046  
FNUS74 KSHV 082046  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSK 0275...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
246 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CST ON JANUARY 08.  
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  
 
ALL WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10-15 MPH (GUSTING TO  
20MPH), GRADUALLY WANING BELOW 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT AS A FRONTAL  
BOUNDARY BEGINS TO APPROACH THE AREA. PRECIPITATION AND  
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BRIEFLY TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING  
BEFORE RETURNING IN THE AFTERNOON. /16/  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................40 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT FORECAST START...MAX 77.  
RH..................74 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 3200  
FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....68 DECREASING TO 32.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........87 84 86  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............40 40 40  
TEMP............75 75 74  
RH..............74 71 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 26 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.6 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 24 22  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW S SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 11 10  
DISPERSION IDX..68 52 32  
LVORI...........3 3 4  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24  
MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9  
TO 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....14 DECREASING TO 7 OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........78 76 83 88 86 86 85 84 80 79 81 88  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 66 65 64 62  
RH..............87 93 90 90 93 93 93 97 97 97 97 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND MPH..10 10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 10 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 18 18 16 15 15 14 13 10 9 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..18 14 15 16 15 12 10 9 8 7 6 6  
LVORI...........4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.  
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO  
6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........89 92 92 85 89 92 93 92 94 92 91 93  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 40 70 70 70  
TEMP............62 61 60 63 65 67 69 70 70 71 70 68  
RH..............100 97 100 90 84 75 68 68 68 66 68 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W N N N E E E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND MPH..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N E E SE SE E NE NE N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW N N E E SE SE E NE NE N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3  
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 5 5 7 9 10 10 8 7 5 3  
LVORI...........9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...CASSEL  
REQUESTED BY...LORENDA K OLEINIK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2528622.0/SHV  
.DELDT 01/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LORENDA.OLEINIK@TFS.TAMU.EDU  
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