National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Fire Weather Forecast (Union County)

LAST UPDATED: 600 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION... THE RECENT RAINFALL HAS THE DAMP SOIL SATURATING
THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WITH SOME LIGHT FOG AT MOST LOCALES...WHILE
OTHER ARE A GOOD BIT THICKER WITH A QUARTER MILE REPORTED AT
NATCHITOCHES AND A HALF MILE AT RUSTON...WITH CONDITIONS NOT MUCH
BETTER AT MONROE AND ALEXANDRIA WITH A MILE OR TWO OF VISIBILITY.
THIS WILL CLEAR UP FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. A FEW SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG A WEAK
FRONT MOVING BACK NORTH TODAY. THEN A SECOND WEAK FRONT WILL
AMOUNT TO A ONE DAY BREAK FROM THE RAIN WITH A GOOD DIP IN
AFTERNOON RH.

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      89 (+7)      63 (+1)      80           
RH % (24H TREND)      45 (0)       96 (+9)      49           
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   E  8         
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E  7         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
MIXING HGT(M-MSL)     1662         17           1425         
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5453         56           4674         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  4         N  2         E  6         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9         N  5         E 14         
VENT RATE (M^2/S)     6648         34           8550         
CATEGORY DAY          3            1            4            
MIX HGT 500 TEMP(F)   82                        68           
STABILITY CLASS       B            F            C