FNUS74 KLIX 211244 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-15CN...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 744 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY AND SUNDAY ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY. REMARKS... 1. MAX GUSTS WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH FORECAST - NEAR 15 MPH. 2. WINDS COULD GO CALM FOR BRIEF PERIODS TONIGHT BUT ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN IN 2-3 MPH RANGE MOST OF NIGHT. 3. LIGHT FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...MOSTLY IN THE DRAINAGE BASIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF GAUTIER. 4. ALTHOUGH EAST WINDS ARE INDICATED IN THE FORECAST...A SEABREEZE EFFECT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE WINDS TO FAVOR EAST-SOUTHEAST TO POSSIBLY SOUTHEAST AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. 5. WINDS FROM OUR UPPER AIR SOUNDING AND ON OUR RADAR ARE EAST- SOUTHEAST AT 1000 FEET...SO MIXING SHOULD CAUSE THESE WINDS TO MIX DOWN AND BRING MORE MARINE LAYER MOISTURE AS TEMPERATURES WARM THIS MORNING. BECAUSE OF THIS...WE DO NOT EXPECT THE RH TO DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT IN THE BURN LOCATION TODAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 17 20 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 70 74 74 RH..............54 47 46 50 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 8 E 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1800 1800 5000 5000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).550 550 1520 1520 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 14 E 14 E 9 SE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 6 E 6 E 4 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 24 22 22 21 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 64 59 58 57 57 RH..............59 75 87 83 80 80 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 E 2 E 2 E 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5000 4600 400 400 300 300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1520 1400 120 120 90 90 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 13 SE 13 SE 8 SE 8 E 6 NE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 4 SE 4 E 3 NE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 36 39 39 41 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 57 66 69 71 72 RH..............83 83 65 57 51 48 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 E 7 E 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)300 400 1900 1900 5300 5300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).90 120 580 580 1620 1620 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 7 E 12 E 17 E 17 E 16 E 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 E 5 E 8 E 8 E 7 E 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090321.CPTG1.01/LIX