FNUS74 KLIX 151954 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESLEY POND FIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 154 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE LOW OVER THE PLAINS STATES WILL MOVE TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT...PUSHING A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE GULF SOUTH THURSDAY. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CALM COMPLETELY OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH...GENERALLY 7 TO 10 MPH...TO MAINTAIN A STEADY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. PATCHY LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG MAY DEVELOP IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS. OTHERWISE...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT FOG DEVELOPMENT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........74 74 74 74 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 61 60 59 54 RH..............53 58 64 80 93 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 23 23 23 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 10 10 10 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 71 71 82 82 82 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............52 54 54 54 54 54 RH..............93 86 93 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 S 8 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 1400 1000 1000 1100 MIX HGT (M).....550 550 430 300 300 340 TRANSPORT WIND..S 26 S 26 S 32 SW 36 SW 36 SW 37 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 12 S 12 S 14 SW 16 SW 16 SW 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 71 71 71 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN/FG RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 58 65 70 72 69 RH..............100 100 90 78 73 81 20 FT WIND......SW 9 S 9 S 8 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 9 S 9 S 8 S 6 S 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 2200 3300 3300 3300 MIX HGT (M).....340 340 670 1010 1010 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 37 SW 37 SW 37 SW 36 SW 36 SW 31 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 17 SW 17 SW 17 SW 16 SW 16 SW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101215.PRESL.01/LIX