FNUS74 KLIX 171043 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR BAYOU LACOMBE WILDFIRE...U.S. DWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 443 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL STAY CONSISTENT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT SPEEDS IN THE 5 TO 10 KTS RANGE. THE MAJORITY OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE SITE BUT A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE TODAY. ALTHOUGH DRIER AIR WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE AREA... TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL ENOUGH TO KEEP MIN RH/S NEAR 60 PCT TODAY AND RECOVERY IN THE 80 TO 100PCT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............53 53 54 54 55 57 58 59 59 59 57 56 RH..............96 93 86 83 77 72 67 62 62 60 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 13 13 13 9 9 9 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........97 97 97 92 92 92 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 53 51 49 46 43 RH..............69 69 71 74 79 82 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 N 6 N 7 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 N 6 N 7 N 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 1300 1400 1400 1400 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 400 430 430 430 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 13 NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 88 85 66 66 47 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 44 50 54 56 53 RH..............82 73 56 48 45 48 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 1700 1500 1500 1700 MIX HGT (M).....460 460 520 460 460 520 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 N 18 N 14 N 14 N 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 N 6 N 8 N 6 N 6 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS LEROUGE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101217.BAYOU.01/LIX