FNUS74 KLIX 232145 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHBURN FIRE...SANDHILL CRANE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 345 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST TUESDAY WHICH WILL BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. CONTINUED WARMER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION ON SATURDAY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........5 15 20 22 22 26 28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 56 49 45 42 40 37 34 RH..............23 26 34 41 48 55 67 82 20 FT WIND......NE 5 N 3 N 2 N 1 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 N 3 N 2 N 1 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2900 2900 2500 600 600 400 400 400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).880 880 760 180 180 120 120 120 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 8 N 8 N 9 NE 8 NE 8 E 8 E 10 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 28 36 40 40 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 38 47 57 64 63 RH..............89 82 68 53 45 50 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 4 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 E 4 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)500 500 1500 3900 3900 4400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).150 150 460 1190 1190 1340 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 12 E 12 E 15 SE 9 SE 9 S 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 E 5 E 7 SE 4 SE 4 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 REMARKS... FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. VIS SHOULD REMAIN 6 MILES OR BETTER. WINDS AND RH LEVELS ARE SHOWN ABOVE BUT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE EAST TUESDAY MORNING THEN TO THE SOUTHEAST BY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE SENDING RH LEVELS UPWARD BY LATE TUESDAY. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090223.ASHBU.02/LIX