FNUS74 KLIX 151534
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN PILE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
934 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE RETURN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD. SUSTAINED WINDS OF NEAR 10 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTIER LATER TODAY WITH GUSTS OF 15 MPH TO
20 MPH BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTS
SHOULD END QUICKLY ONCE THE SUN SETS. AFTER SUNSET...A SURFACE BASED
INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE TOP OF THE INVERSION IS
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500 FT. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY DROPPING A TOTAL OF
0.50 TO 0.75 INCHES OF RAIN.

A SURFACE BASED INVERSION IS
EXPECTED

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
RH..............67  64  60  60  65  70  80
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  10  10  9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  15
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
RH..............80     87     90     96     96     96
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 8    S 8    S 7    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13     10     20     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
RH..............90     87     84     73     68     73
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS LE ROUGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101215.BURNP.01/LIX