FNUS74 KLIX 011118 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-19 TNC-1...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 618 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY CAUSING WINDS TO BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTN AND THEN SW AFTER SUNSET. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY MIN RH/S 40%. MOISTURE TO INCREASE AFTER TODAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 60 67 73 76 76 76 75 75 RH..............77 64 50 41 39 40 42 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 21 21 21 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 50 50 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............73 66 59 56 56 56 RH..............49 68 90 100 96 100 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 2600 1500 1500 400 300 MIX HGT (M).....1400 790 460 460 120 90 TRANSPORT WIND..W 17 W 15 W 17 W 17 W 20 W 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 8 W 7 W 8 W 8 W 9 W 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 47 47 47 41 41 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 59 67 75 78 77 RH..............96 93 73 58 54 58 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 3 NW 2 W 2 W 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2100 2100 2500 2800 MIX HGT (M).....90 90 640 640 760 850 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 15 W 16 W 16 W 6 W 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 8 W 7 W 7 W 7 W 3 W 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .REMARKS... 1) DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE AND WHICH SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU ARE BURNING. IF BURNING WEST OF THE ROAD AND CLOSE THEN VISIBILITY FROM SMOKE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. OTHERWISE...THERE WILL BE A MIXED DEPTH OF 1500-2000FT KEEPING SMOKE WELL OFF THE GROUND. 2) THOSE WIND DIRECTIONS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AS WINDS SHOULD BE FROM SW THROUGH NW ALL DAY AND NIGHT. 3) AROUND 10 KNOTS. 4) THERE IS NO REAL REASON FOR THE CHANGE. HIGH PRESSURE HAS SETTLED OVER THE AREA. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY REAL PRESSURE GRADIENT THERE IS ALSO NO REAL WIND DIRECTION OR SPEED. 5) OTHER THAN A WEAK VARIATION FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION THERE WILL BE NO STEADY OR STRONG WIND SPEEDS FROM ANY DIRECTION OUT OF WESTERLY. 6) RH WILL NOT DROP BELOW 28% TODAY. 7) FOG IS HIGHLY LIKELY LATE TOMORROW MORNING MAINLY BETWEEN 5AM AND 9AM. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110401.CPTO1.01/LIX