FNUS74 KLIX 151532 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOCK 0965...USFS DESOTO RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 932 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH WITH MIN RH/S ONLY DROPPING INTO THE MID 5OS. WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME CLOSER TO DUE EAST DURING THE DAY...POSSIBLY JUST ENE AT THIS LOCATION. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY AFTN. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST ON SATURDAY. FUELS WILL BECOME WET TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS LOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 59 59 59 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 58 61 60 RH..............80 61 57 62 20 FT WIND......NE 5 ENE 10 E 10 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)800 3000 3000 2500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).240 910 910 760 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 9 E 13 E 13 E 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 6 E 6 E 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........85 85 85 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 55 53 52 52 50 RH..............72 76 79 81 84 91 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 NE 6 NE 8 NE 10 NE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2300 2300 600 500 500 500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).700 700 180 150 150 150 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 13 E 13 NE 15 E 17 E 17 E 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 6 E 6 NE 7 E 8 E 8 E 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 50 54 58 59 58 RH..............97 98 90 82 79 79 20 FT WIND......NE 12 NE 10 NE 10 E 9 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)700 700 800 700 700 900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).210 210 240 210 210 270 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 13 E 13 NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 NE 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 6 E 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100115.BLOCK.01/LIX