FNUS74 KLIX 130032 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR BAYOU BEND FIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 732 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LIGHT WIND REGIME WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEK. TYPICAL SUMMERTIME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEK. REMARKS...MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT COULD BE HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN CHANCES ARE 20 PERCENT TONIGHT AND 60 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY... WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE 50 TO 55 PERCENT RANGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NO SIGNIFICANT FOG DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME PATCHY LIGHT FOG COULD BE OBSERVED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR CALM AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...OR LIGHT FROM THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST OR SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 73 73 62 62 62 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 79 79 78 77 76 RH..............82 82 88 88 94 97 20 FT WIND......NW 4 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 1500 1000 1200 1200 MIX HGT (M).....910 910 460 300 370 370 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 52 52 52 58 58 WEATHER COV.....S CHC ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 81 87 90 93 93 RH..............97 82 68 64 58 56 20 FT WIND......W 2 NW 2 NW 3 W 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 NW 2 NW 3 W 4 SW 5 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1400 3700 3700 5100 5100 MIX HGT (M).....370 430 1130 1130 1550 1550 TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 NW 6 N 3 N 3 NE 2 N 2 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 3 NW 3 N 1 N 1 NE 1 N 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JAY BOYKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110712.BAYOU.01/LIX