FNUS74 KLIX 261326 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-11NW...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 726 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE LOW OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST AND NORTHEAST TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL DRIFT SOUTH OVER THE TEXAS COAST AND WEST GULF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...CENTRAL GULF ON SATURDAY AND EAST GULF BY SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO WEST THURSDAY AND REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY. A LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL FINALLY DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY. PLEASE REPORT ALL FORECAST ELEMENTS IN ONE-HOUR INCREMENTS FOR TODAY, AND TWO-HOUR INCREMENTS FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MAIN CONCERN: SMOKE IMPACT ON VISIBILITY ON I-10. PLEASE ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR REMARKS: 1. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RH EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND THE MAXIMUM RH TONIGHT MIN RH TODAY 35 PERCENT....MIN RH THURSDAY 30 PERCENT 2. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST WIND GUST EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW HIGHEST WIND GUST 14 MPH TODAY...HIGHEST WIND GUST 11 MPH THURSDAY 3. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WIND GOING CALM TONIGHT IT IS VERY LIKELY WINDS WILL BECOME CALM AT TIMES...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 4. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF A SOUTHERLY WIND OCCURRING, AND PUTTING SMOKE ON I-10 WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN 4 MPH BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE PREVAILING DIRECTION OF THE WINDS IS NORTHWEST AROUND 2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT...OCCASIONALLY CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 5. PLEASE INCLUDE A FOG POTENTIAL REMARK IN YOUR FORECAST. NO FOG IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 15 8 8 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 54 54 54 55 56 56 56 54 52 RH..............68 56 48 45 43 43 41 38 41 46 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 12 24 24 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 45 43 41 37 34 RH..............52 60 65 67 75 82 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2400 1600 1000 1000 1000 MIX HGT (M).....730 730 490 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 16 N 14 N 12 N 12 N 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 12 6 7 7 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 49 56 59 57 RH..............88 79 52 38 34 40 20 FT WIND......N 4 NW 3 W 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 3200 4200 4200 4400 MIX HGT (M).....610 610 980 1280 1280 1340 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 10 NW 8 W 8 W 8 W 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 NW 4 W 4 W 4 W 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FORECAST DAYS 6 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110126.CPTG1.01/LIX