FNUS74 KLIX 132249 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOCCER FIELD...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 549 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS IN THE PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL PULL INTO THE MIDWEST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI COAST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY...ALLOWING A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA. A SECOND WEAK LOW SHOULD THEN AFFECT THE AREA MID-WEEK. 1. PLEASE INCLUDE A FOG POTENTIAL STATEMENT, WITH TYPE/EXTENT/TIMING OF FOG OCCURRENCE. IN THE VALLEYS...PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AROUND 5 AM THURSDAY MORNING AND MIXING OUT AROUND 7 AM. HOWEVER...THIS FOG SHOULD NOT BE DENSE. 2. IS WIND EXPECTED TO GO CALM TONIGHT WITH THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE GULF COAST REGION...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GO CALM AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING AND REMAIN CALM UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING. 3. WHAT IS THE LOWEST RH EXPECTED TOMORROW RH VALUES MAY DECREASE INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENTILE JUST BEFORE NOON ON THURSDAY. 4. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST GUST EXPECTED TOMORROW WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 17 AND 20 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 77 74 69 64 61 60 59 58 57 57 57 57 RH..............36 40 49 60 70 70 72 72 75 75 75 77 80 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 2 2 2 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 59 68 75 77 76 RH..............80 83 65 48 43 46 20 FT WIND......SE 1 SE 2 SE 4 S 5 S 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 1 SE 2 SE 4 S 5 S 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 3500 3500 4300 3900 MIX HGT (M).....90 210 1070 1070 1310 1190 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 1 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 SW 0 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........8 40 40 40 69 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 68 65 65 65 65 RH..............54 73 84 87 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 2600 1400 1400 2200 900 MIX HGT (M).....1190 790 430 430 670 270 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SE 17 SE 17 SE 17 S 24 S 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 S 11 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110413.SOCCE.01/LIX