FNUS74 KLIX 221154 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-10...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 654 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC AND MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE PLAINS TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY REGION FOR ABOUT THE NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP MOSTLY A PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION. ANY PRECIPITATION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY ISOLATED AND ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK WITH THE FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........83 50 50 50 50 50 50 4 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV.....PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............69 70 73 77 79 80 81 82 82 82 81 81 RH..............100 100 97 90 82 77 74 72 67 67 67 69 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........4 27 27 27 27 27 27 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 79 77 74 73 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 RH..............69 72 76 82 84 87 87 90 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 20 14 14 14 20 20 20 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 9 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 44 44 44 37 37 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 72 79 82 83 83 RH..............93 90 74 69 67 65 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 6 S 9 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1200 2800 2800 4200 3900 MIX HGT (M).....180 370 850 850 1280 1190 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 13 S 22 S 22 S 22 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 6 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 1. FOG CHANCES ARE MUCH SMALLER TONIGHT AS WINDS SHOULD BE STRONGER ESPECIALLY JUST OFF THE DECK. THAT SAID WE CAN NOT RULE OUT PATCHY LIGHT FOG. 2. WINDS WILL NOT GO CALM TONIGHT AND SHOULD ACTUALLY REMAIN IN THE 8-15 KT RANGE AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT NEXT WEEK. 3. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP ANY MICRO SCALE EFFECTS FROM LEADING TO ANY GREAT DEVIATIONS IN THE DIRECTION. 4. AGAIN WINDS ARE ALREADY OUT OF THE SOUTH SO THERE SHOULD BE NO REAL ISSUE. WINDS WILL JUST PICK UP AS WE HEAT UP THIS MORNING WITH STRONGER WINDS MIXING DOWN TO THE SFC. A SEABREEZE HAS NO REAL EFFECT ON THIS. 5. HONESTLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT A CLEAR SKY WOULD DO TO THE BEHAVIOR OF THE FIRE. $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110422.CPTG1.01/LIX