206  
FNUS74 KSHV 181723  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRP_2024...NRCS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
1223 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 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
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA  
FROM THE GREAT PLAINS, RESULTING IN BREEZY N/NW WINDS THROUGH  
EARLY EVENING SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH PERIODIC GUSTS  
TO 20-25 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER SUNSET, EVENTUALLY BECOMING  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE (LESS THAN 5 MPH) OR CALM INTO TUESDAY  
MORNING. ASIDE FROM A FEW CIRRUS CLOUDS TODAY, SUNNY CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED, WITH AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 5000  
FT. EXPECT SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY WITH AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS  
AROUND 3500 FT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT (5-6 MPH) THROUGH NOON OUT OF  
THE S/SW, INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH (WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS NEAR  
15 MPH) DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT  
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY GIVEN THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE, HOWEVER,  
FROST IS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH ABOUT 9AM TUESDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 56 58 58 59  
RH..............30 29 26 26 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 18 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 5.0 5.1 5.3 4.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 22 22 21  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 11 10 10 9  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
WEATHER COV..... WID WID WID WID WID  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 53 47 44 40 39 38 36 35 33 32 32  
RH..............28 33 40 45 54 56 57 62 65 68 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 8 7 6 5 5 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NW NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 12 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 3  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NW NW W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 7 8 9 9 12 17 19 20 23 24 24  
WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 31 32 38 46 50 54 59 62 64 65 65  
RH..............72 75 72 60 49 44 39 35 32 32 33 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.8 3.6 2.7  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 7 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 4  
 

 
FORECASTER...KOVACIK  
REQUESTED BY...GUADALUPE RODRIGUEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2407327.0/SHV  
.DELDT 03/18/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 1.0.26  
.EMAIL GUADALUPE.RODRIGUEZ@NRCS.GOV  
 
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