FNUS74 KLIX 151215 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BRANCH...BIG BRANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 715 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND REMAIN OVER THE EAST GULF THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BACK FROM SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND REMAIN SOUTHERLY THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .FOG DEVELOPMENT...FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT DEW IS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WITH THE LAKE TEMPERATURE WARMING INTO THE LOW 80S...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR SURFACE WINDS TO DECOUPLE OR BECOME CALM OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITH SURFACE HIGH REMAINING SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS BOUNDARY .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........36 36 36 36 36 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 88 92 94 94 92 RH..............85 67 58 52 52 56 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 4400 4400 5900 5900 5000 MIX HGT (M).....700 1340 1340 1800 1800 1520 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 15 W 13 W 12 SW 12 SW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 W 7 W 6 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........36 33 33 33 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 86 81 79 77 76 RH..............56 65 77 82 87 90 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 3300 1900 1900 1400 1000 MIX HGT (M).....1520 1010 580 580 430 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 SW 17 W 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 33 33 33 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 81 88 91 92 92 RH..............87 77 61 56 54 54 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 5 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2500 5100 5100 7100 6400 MIX HGT (M).....300 760 1550 1550 2160 1950 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 9 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 W 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110615.BIGBR.01/LIX