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Spot Forecast for SNF Boles Field SW 15,16...USFS
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
343 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on March 27.
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 continues to influence the fire districts this
morning as mid and high level clouds filter in from the SW. Light
NE winds are forecast this morning and through this afternoon as
20 ft winds vary between 3-5 mph. At the same time, RH values
between 35 and 40 percent are expected through the burn period as
mixing heights near 4000 ft this afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Temperature.........41 at ignition...Max 66.
RH..................85 percent at ignition...Min 38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Winds northeast at 5 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Northeast winds 6 to 7
                    mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3600 ft AGL.
Mixing height (m)...400 meters AGL at ignition...otherwise 122-1097
                    meters AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 7 to 12 mph.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast 3 to 5 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........46  41  28  40  36  38  44  65  71  77  70
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............41  43  47  52  55  59  61  64  65  65  66
RH..............85  79  71  63  57  47  44  41  38  40  38
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.6   7   10  10  8   8   10  8   7   8   8
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.9   8   12  10  9   8   8   8   8   7   7
Trans wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N
Trans spd (m/s).4   4   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    mostly clear (20-30 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Temperature.........Min 42.
RH..................Max 93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the east
                    around 5 mph overnight, then becoming light
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing height (m)...122-1006 meters AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 6 to 8 mph shifting to the east 5 to
                    8 mph overnight.
Transport winds m/s.East 2 to 4 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........75  55  34  29  27  30  33  29  24  35  22  10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............64  62  59  54  51  50  49  48  47  46  44  44
RH..............41  48  53  66  74  77  80  83  83  86  93  89
20 FT wind dir..N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   N   E   NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..5   5   4   4   4   4   4   0   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.7   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4
Mix hgt (kft)...3.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mix hgt (km)....1.0 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   NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.7   6   6   8   8   7   8   7   6   5   5   5
Trans wind dir..N   NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Trans spd (m/s).3   3   3   4   4   3   4   3   3   2   2   2

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Temperature.........Max 72.
RH..................Min 34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming east 5 to 6 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Mixing height (m)...122-1646 meters AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west
                    around 5 mph late in the afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast around 2 meters/second increasing to
                    around 3 meters/second in the morning, then
                    shifting to the north around 2 meters/second
                    early in the afternoon shifting to the west
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1   0   2   0   1   0   1   1   1   1   1   1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............44  42  44  48  55  60  63  67  69  70  72  70
RH..............89  93  89  77  61  53  46  40  38  36  34  38
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  E
20 FT wind spd..2   2   3   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.4   4   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.6 3.5 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.4 4.1
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.2
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  E   E   E   NE  NE  N   NW  NW  W   W
Transp wind spd.5   6   6   7   7   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
Trans wind dir..NE  NE  E   E   E   NE  NE  N   NW  NW  W   W
Trans spd (m/s).2   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2

$$
Forecaster...KNAPP
Requested by...Matt Laricos
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408488.0/SHV
.DELDT 03/27/24
.FormatterVersion 1.0.26
.EMAIL matthew.laricos@usda.gov


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