FNUS74 KLIX 151702 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOCCER FIELD...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1202 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA WELL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. 1 - MOST GUSTS WILL BE AROUND 25 MPH...BUT GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 30-35 MPH OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND WILL BE HIGHER IN THUNDERSTORMS. 2 - THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN JACKSON COUNTY. SO FAR...COASTAL MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN A LAUNCHING PAD OF SORTS WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING ABOUT 20 MILES INLAND AND TAKING OFF AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SECOND TIER OF COUNTIES. THIS TREND MAY CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...BUT WE DO EXPECT STORMS TO DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY WITH STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. 3 - RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER TOMORROW COMPARED TO TODAY AS DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THE CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT NEAR THE FIRE...BUT THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES IT COULD BE A BIT LOWER...CLOSER TO 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........89 89 89 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 78 79 79 78 77 RH..............82 79 77 77 76 79 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.12 14 14 13 13 13 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.28 24 24 24 25 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 11 11 11 11 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 60 60 60 60 60 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........89 74 53 33 28 28 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............76 72 69 68 65 62 RH..............79 87 87 81 81 81 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 11 SW 10 W 9 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12 S 11 SW 10 W 9 W 7 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1800 1900 1900 2400 1200 MIX HGT (M).....820 550 580 580 730 370 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 24 SW 25 SW 25 SW 24 W 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 11 S 11 SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 1 1 1 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 65 76 75 76 77 RH..............75 60 40 40 37 36 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 8 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 6 W 6 W 8 W 8 W 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 400 3400 3400 4800 5000 MIX HGT (M).....370 120 1040 1040 1460 1520 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 12 W 23 W 23 W 20 NW 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 W 5 W 10 W 10 W 9 NW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110415.SOCCE.01/LIX