FNUS74 KLIX 101649 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-11 SE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1149 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY OVER THAT TIME WITH MOISTURE SLOWLY RETURNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 70S AND WITH DEWPOINTS REMAINING IN THE LOWER 40S TODAY MIN RH VALUES COULD DROP DOWN TO NEAR 25% IN SOME LOCATIONS. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 72 72 67 RH..............28 31 31 42 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3500 5000 5000 3900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1070 1520 1520 1190 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 14 E 12 E 12 E 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 6 E 5 E 5 E 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 23 23 23 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 61 54 53 51 49 RH..............50 65 83 86 93 100 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 5 SE 4 E 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3900 1200 400 400 300 200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1190 370 120 120 90 60 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 13 S 12 SE 7 SE 7 E 5 NE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 6 S 5 SE 3 SE 3 E 2 NE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 6 6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 51 63 73 76 75 RH..............100 96 67 48 45 48 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 NE 6 E 6 E 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)200 200 4900 4900 6500 6400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).60 60 1490 1490 1980 1950 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 5 NE 6 E 12 E 12 E 10 E 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 2 NE 3 E 5 E 5 E 4 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 REMARKS... 1.THICK FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THE BURN SITE...ALTHOUGH LAYERED LIGHT FOG IS POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE. 2.WINDS WILL GO CALM SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT WITH A WEAK DRAINAGE FLOW POSSIBLE IN FAVORED TERRAIN. 3.RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO...AND POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY BELOW 28 PERCENT THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...AROUND 4 PM. DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN AT LEAST 5 DEGREES HIGHER ON SUNDAY...AND SHOULD PROVIDE MIN RH VALUES OF 35 TO 45 PERCENT. 4.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACQUIRE A SOUTHEAST COMPONENT BY ABOUT 2 PM WHERE IT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURRED. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100410.CPTG1.02/LIX