FNUS74 KLIX 221208 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 708 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 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV.....PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............70 71 74 78 80 81 82 83 83 83 82 82 RH..............93 93 93 87 79 74 72 67 63 63 63 67 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 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 (%).........5 27 27 27 27 27 27 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 80 78 75 74 73 73 72 71 70 69 69 RH..............67 69 74 82 84 87 84 87 90 93 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 21 21 14 14 14 18 18 18 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 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 43 43 43 34 34 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 71 79 82 83 83 RH..............97 93 77 69 65 63 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2800 2800 4600 4300 MIX HGT (M).....150 370 850 850 1400 1310 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 12 S 22 S 22 S 21 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 5 S 10 S 10 S 9 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 BUT COULD DROP AS LOW AS 5 KTS AT TIMES. 3. 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. 4. 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.CPTO1.01/LIX