FNUS74 KLIX 212149 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE TEN FIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 449 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SPOT FORECAST DISCUSSION...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG A JACKSON MS TO BATON ROUGH LINE. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE SPOT LOCATION LATER THIS EVENING BUT WILL BE IN THE WEAKENING STAGE. SO...NOT EXPECTING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR SOUTH AT AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH SUNSET AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THERE AFTER. DIRECTION SHOULD BECOME MORE SWRLY THROUGH THE NIGHT AT 5 MPH OR LESS. A MIN RH OF AROUND 90 PCT IS EXPECTED BY SUNRISE. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND STALL NEAR THE COAST ON THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA OR DISSIPATE DURING THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 58 58 57 57 50 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 81 77 75 73 73 RH..............54 57 65 76 84 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 6 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 6 S 5 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5000 5000 6000 2800 2800 1500 1300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1520 1520 1830 850 850 460 400 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 15 S 15 S 12 S 17 S 17 S 14 S 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 7 S 5 S 8 S 8 S 6 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 54 62 62 78 78 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 78 86 88 88 88 RH..............87 76 61 55 55 55 20 FT WIND......S 4 SW 4 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 SW 4 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1300 1500 5000 5000 5000 5000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).400 460 1520 1520 1520 1520 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 10 S 10 W 10 W 10 W 12 W 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 W 4 W 4 W 5 W 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090721.ONETE.01/LIX