668  
FNUS74 KSHV 040804  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNF DREKA...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
304 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 04.  
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  
 
ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST TEXAS TODAY AS  
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE STEADILY DURING THE DAY,  
GENERALLY AVERAGING BETWEEN 8-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER  
GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH. THIS WILL ALLOW FUELS TO CONTINUE DRYING OUT  
FROM LAST WEEK'S RAINFALL. MINIMUM RHS WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE  
40-45% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WHILE HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO  
THE LOWER 80S WITH VERY GOOD DISPERSION AND MIXING HEIGHTS MAX  
OUT AROUND 5KFT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 4 26 32 37 38 37 15 9 14 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 59 63 69 72 75 77 78 79 80 79  
RH..............83 78 72 59 51 46 43 43 42 42 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..2 4 6 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 12 15 16 16 17 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.5 2.9 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 17 20 20 18 18 17 17 17 18  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........7 7 7 10 14 21 32 47 56 59 73 82  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 77 72 70 69 68 67 66 66 66 66 66  
RH..............50 54 64 71 73 76 81 84 87 90 90 90  
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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 12 15 13 15 15 13 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 14 14 17 16 18 17 18 18 18 17  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 7 6 6 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8  
   
TUESDAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........83 87 86 82 83 81 77 75 73 68 66 66  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 66 67 70 74 76 78 80 81 82 83 82  
RH..............97 97 97 90 82 76 74 69 67 65 63 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND MPH..6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 20 23 25 26 26 26 26 25 23 21  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...HEMINGWAY  
REQUESTED BY...MATT LARICOS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612590.0/SHV  
.DELDT 05/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.LARICOS@USDA.GOV  
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