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FNUS74 KSHV 191459  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PANOLA 7216...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
959 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 19.  
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.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE HEAT CONTINUES WITH VIRTUALLY NO RELIEF IN SITE. SMALL RAIN CHANCES  
ARE IN THE FORECAST NEAR AND NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR FOR THURSDAY  
INTO THURSDAY NIGHT BUT ANY CONVECTION WILL BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.  
HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE AS WELL WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY AND THE FLASH DROUGHT CONDITIONS COMBINING WITH THE INTENSE  
HEAT TO RESULT IN THE HIGH FIRE DANGER. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20 TO LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE.  
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REACH PEAK VALUES OF ABOUT 8600 FT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS  
OF UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........89 AT FORECAST START...MAX 102.  
RH..................56 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 8900  
FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............1.  
DISPERSION INDEX....40 INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 65 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 74 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 51.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........22 25 29 32 32 33 33 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............89 93 96 99 100 101 102 102  
RH..............56 47 43 38 36 35 33 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.6 5.2 6.9 7.7 8.3 8.9 8.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 10 9 8 8 8 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..40 51 61 69 75 77 71 51  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 79.  
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 37 35 31 30 26 19 16 15 13 12 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............101 98 95 91 89 87 86 85 84 83 82 81  
RH..............35 39 43 47 50 55 59 63 65 70 72 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.3 4.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 10 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 5  
DISPERSION IDX..25 5 0 1 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 103.  
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 2 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............3.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 35 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 48 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 64  
DECREASING TO 48 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 33.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........12 12 14 17 19 21 25 26 27 29 30 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............79 79 81 85 88 93 96 99 101 102 103 103  
RH..............79 79 74 67 61 49 43 38 35 33 30 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 13 13 12 12 10 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.2 1.7 2.2 3.2 4.6 7.1 10 9.7 9.2 9.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 14 13 12 10 8 6 5 5 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..W SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 3  
DISPERSION IDX..6 10 16 25 35 48 61 68 67 59 48 33  
LVORI...........4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...PENDLETON  
REQUESTED BY...PAUL SALDANA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620013.0/SHV  
.DELDT 08/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LUFKINDISPATCH@TFS.TAMU.EDU  
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