831  
FNUS74 KSHV 181031  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANF UPLAND ISLAND RX SOUTH UNIT...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
531 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON APRIL 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
 
 
LOW CLOUDS IN THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR AROUND MIDDAY. WITH THE  
CLEARING, AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO MAX OUT NEAR  
4500 FT WITH MIN RH'S OF ABOUT 45%. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF  
THE SOUTH, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 7-10 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS  
OF 20-25 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA DURING THE BURN  
PERIOD. CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT  
AND KEEP THE SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 90 73 65 69 43 27 33 29 32 32 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 68 69 71 76 79 83 86 87 89 87 87  
RH..............90 97 93 90 82 72 63 55 52 47 50 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 20 20 21 21 22 22 24 24 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 3.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 22 23 23 23 23 22 24 24 24  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11  
DISPERSION IDX..10 11 23 52 65 77 79 118 133 127 96 92  
LVORI...........5 7 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........24 47 58 54 72 85 91 91 90 85 90 87  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............86 81 78 75 74 73 72 71 71 71 70 70  
RH..............53 63 69 82 84 87 93 97 93 93 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 21 20 20 18 17 17 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 16 14 15  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 7  
DISPERSION IDX..104 13 16 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 10  
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 95 86 78 84 80 81 81 81 80 80 81  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............70 69 71 71 76 78 81 83 84 85 86 84  
RH..............93 97 90 97 82 79 73 65 63 59 57 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.0 1.0 2.4 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.6 3.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 15 20 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 22  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 7 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10  
DISPERSION IDX..10 28 37 50 63 75 85 92 72 73 70 61  
LVORI...........6 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...CRUMBACHER  
REQUESTED BY...JOEY SILVA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510981.0/SHV  
.DELDT 04/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOEY.SILVA@USDA.GOV  
 
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