FNUS74 KLIX 152042
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOCK 0965...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
242 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NOT MANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE EAST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH A SLIGHTLY CHANGE TO ENE AROUND
SUNRISE. IN ADDITION...WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT
TO 12-15 MPH BY DAYBREAK. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING NORTHEASTWARD
ALONG THE LA COAST TOWARDS THE BURN SITE. MAY BEGIN SEEING LIGHT RAIN
WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS AFTER SUNSET. LOWER VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 3 MILES
OR LESS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS THE RAIN INCREASES IN INTENSITY. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BE FROM IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH
AROUND NOON TOMORROW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........91     91     91     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............54     50     48     48     48     48
RH..............69     86     96     89     93     96
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 5    E 7    E 9    E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     20
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)900    900    700    500    500    900
MIX HGT (M-AGL).270    270    210    150    150    270
TRAN WIND (MPH).E 7    E 7    NE 8   E 13   E 13   E 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3    E 3    NE 4   E 6    E 6    E 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     60     60     80     80     80

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 24 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 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     60     59
RH..............93     96     93     83     78     78
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 10   NE 7   NE 6   E 6    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)800    800    700    1400   1400   1000
MIX HGT (M-AGL).240    240    210    430    430    300
TRAN WIND (MPH).E 20   E 20   E 21   E 24   E 24   E 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 9    E 9    E 9    E 11   E 11   E 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).100    100    100    100    100    100

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100115.BLOCK.02/LIX