FNUS74 KLIX 130301
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUNSMOKE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
901 PM CST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY.

WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY THIS EVENING.
AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE FORECAST MINIMUMS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD
PEAK SOMEWHERE AROUND 75 PERCENT. AS TEMPERATURES RISE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD DROP TO NEAR 35 PERCENT.

WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT AND ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO CALM COMPLETELY TONIGHT.  DIRECTION SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY
NORTH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. SITE TS629 IS CURRENTLY REPORTING A SSE
DIRECTION...BUT THERE IS SOME QUESTION CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OF THIS
OBSERVATION BASED ON THE CURRENT PRESSURE PATTERN AND SURROUNDING
OBSERVATIONS.

DUE TO THE DRY AIR IN PLACE...NO FOG IS EXPECTED.


.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........21     21     21     26     26     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     31     29     27     25     23
RH..............45     53     55     57     62     71
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 5    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5    N 5    N 5    N 6    N 6    N 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   1700   1300   800    800    1000
MIX HGT (M).....520    520    400    240    240    300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 13   N 14   N 20   N 20   N 21
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6    N 6    N 6    N 9    N 9    N 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........29     29     29     29     29     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............22     26     37     44     47     45
RH..............77     68     48     38     35     38
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   1100   2000   2800   2800   3000
MIX HGT (M).....340    340    610    850    850    910
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   N 15   NE 17  NE 14  NE 14  N 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7    N 7    NE 8   NE 6   NE 6   N 4
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...MANNING
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BAILEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110112.GUNSM.01/LIX