FNUS74 KLIX 072257 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD FORT BAYOU ROAD...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 457 PM CST SAT FEB 7 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD BE ON THE DOWN TURN. KEPT 12G18 PAST 5 PM... BUT GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT BUT GRADUALLY EASING TOWARDS EAST BY SUNRISE. SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT POSSIBLY BECOMING CALM AT TIMES NEAR SUNRISE. THESE LIGHT WINDS ALONG WITH INCREASING RH/S WILL LIKELY LEAD TO PATCHY LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FOG MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH LONGER AFTER SUNRISE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 46 40 40 45 47 47 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............64 59 56 54 52 51 49 RH..............67 80 90 93 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 4 SE 4 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.18 10 8 8 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 12 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 4 SE 4 E 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..18 10 8 8 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4200 600 300 300 300 200 200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1280 180 90 90 90 60 60 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 16 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 57 65 70 72 68 RH..............100 83 65 57 55 63 20 FT WIND......E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)200 200 2900 4200 4200 3900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).60 60 880 1280 1280 1190 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 6 E 6 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 E 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE KHAYAT DISPATCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090207.OLDFO.01/LIX