FNUS74 KLIX 151325 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-11SE...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 725 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND. DRY WEATHER WILL REMAIN IN STORE BUT MODERATE TO DENSE FOG WILL BECOME A BIGGER ISSUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS MOISTURE STARTS TO RETURN AT THE SURFACE. LOOK FOR PATCHY DENSE FOG AND AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AROUND THE LOUISIANA COASTS. AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOG WILL BECOME A BIGGER ISSUE OF MOST OF THE FIRE ZONES. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 26 26 26 28 28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 60 64 67 69 70 70 69 66 RH..............72 64 58 56 53 53 53 55 61 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........29 29 33 36 36 39 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............61 55 52 51 47 45 RH..............72 86 93 93 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 200 200 200 100 MIX HGT (M).....550 550 60 60 60 30 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 E 6 E 6 E 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 42 42 36 36 36 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 51 62 68 71 70 RH..............96 86 65 54 51 55 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 2900 3400 3400 3500 MIX HGT (M).....210 210 880 1040 1040 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 7 SE 15 SE 14 SE 14 S 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 E 3 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 REMARKS... ANY SMOKE OR FOG SHOULD MIX OUT BY 11AM. NO FOG AT 5PM BUT SMOKE WILL BEGIN TO BECOME CAPPED AND STAY WITHIN 250 FEET OF THE SFC. RH LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO A POINT THAT THE SMOKE WILL BE CAPABLE OF FORMING FOG EASILY EARLY WED MORNING. SFC WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM A MOSTLY SOUTHERLY DIR TO WEST THEN NORTHWEST STARTING BETWEEN 3-4AM WED AND BACK TO A SOUTHERLY DIR BY 10AM WED. THIS WOULD LEAD TO DEFINITE VIS IMPACTS ALONG I-10 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS SINCE THE WIND DIR WILL BE CHANGING WHILE THE STRONGEST INVERSION IMPACTS WILL OCCUR DURING THOSE TIMES AND SFC WINDS WILL SHIFT BASICALLY AROUND THE DIAL. SEA FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE DEEPER AND IN TRUE FORM WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT. REGARDLESS...RADIATIONAL IMPACTS WILL HELP FOG BECOME DENSE LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN ABOUT 3AM AND 8AM. GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER THAN 10 KNOTS TODAY. NO SEABREEZE IS EXPECTED TODAY AND THE PASCAGOULA RIVER SHOULD HAVE LITTLE INFLUENCE ON YOUR SITES WX. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110215.CPTG1.01/LIX