FNUS74 KLIX 032323 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT FARM...MS-MSR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 523 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...OR IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTHWARD AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE LOCAL AREA THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. A STRONG AND DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS NEW AIR MASS IS EXTREMELY DRY WITH EXPECTED DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THESE LOW DEWPOINTS WILL COMBINE WITH AN AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE JUST BELOW 50 DEGREES AND WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE WEDNESDAY. AS A HEADS UP...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE EVEN LOWER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE DRIEST AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THIS EVENING AS MIXING DIMINISHES...BUT WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND WILL INCREASE IN SPEED AGAIN AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO PICK UP INTO THE 10 TO 13 MPH RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 18 TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 20 20 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 46 43 39 33 28 RH..............58 63 65 67 72 71 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3300 3300 2500 1700 1700 1500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1010 1010 760 520 520 460 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 18 W 18 NW 20 N 24 N 24 N 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 8 W 8 NW 9 N 11 N 11 N 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........3 3 3 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 31 39 46 47 46 RH..............60 47 34 26 26 28 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 8 N 9 N 10 N 10 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 6 N 7 N 8 N 9 NW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1400 1400 2200 2800 2800 3400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).430 430 670 850 850 1040 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 20 N 20 N 18 N 16 N 16 N 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 9 N 9 N 8 N 7 N 7 N 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090203.GOATF.01/LIX