BMBB91 KLIX 122351 STQLIX A SPOT FORECAST REQUEST HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED FOR A WILDFIRE NAMED "Bayou Bend Fire" PRIORITY: IMMEDIATE DATE: 7/12/11 TIME: 1851 PROJECT NAME: Bayou Bend Fire PROJECT TYPE: WILDFIRE REQUESTING AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service REQUESTING OFFICIAL: Jay Boykin REQUEST REASON: WILDFIRE FAX: (228) 497-9612 EMERGENCY PHONE: (228) 219-3937 LOCATION: STATE: DLAT: 30.42551 DLON: 88.65744 EXPOSURE: flat FUEL TYPE: shrub/timber/grass SHELTERING: PARTIAL BOTTOM ELEVATION: 5 TOP ELEVATION: 30 SIZE (ACRES): 87 WEATHER CONDITIONS AT PROJECT OR FROM NEARBY STATIONS SHCM6 ELEV=25 TIME=1751 WIND=W@5MAX13 T=86 TW=79 RH=73 TD= MOSTLY CLOUDY TS982 ELEV=20 TIME=1741 WIND=W@7MAX14 T=87 TW=80 RH=72 TD= N/A KPQL ELEV=16 TIME=1753 WIND=VAR@3 T=86 TW=79 RH=72 TD= MOSTLY CLOUDY TS770 ELEV=7 TIME=1825 WIND=W@5MAX15 T=85 TW=79 RH=75 TD= N/A ...REMARKS... Please report all forecast elements in 2-hr increments for tonight and 1-hr increments for tomorrow. MAIN CONCERNS: 1. What are the maximum gusts we should expect tomorrow 2. What are the chances of lightning and a thunderstorm on-site tomorrow How much rain should we expect tonight and tomorrow, and what is the total expected accumulation over the next few days 3. RHs have been running 5-10 below the digital-tabular forecast the past few days prior to today...what is the lowest RH we should expect tomorrow 4. What are the chances of fog occurring tonight, and if so, what time should we expect it 5. What are the chances of wind going calm tonight, and if so, what time should we expect it 6. What wind direction should we expect overnight What will be the main factor determining movement of smoke overnight: gradient wind, down-drainage wind, landbreeze, or some other type of flow We have observed a northerly flow around daybreak the past few days. RAWS LOCATIONS: SHCM6 2 miles NE TS982 5 miles SW KPQL 9 miles ENE TS770 14 miles ESE ...WEATHER PARAMETERS REQUESTED... SKY / WEATHER: 1,1,1 TEMPERATURE: 1,1,1 RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 1,1,1 CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION: 1,1,1 MIXING HEIGHT: 1,1,1 TRANSPORT WINDS: 1,1,1 20 FOOT WIND: 1,1,1 SITE: LIX OFILE: 20110712.BAYOU.01 TIMEZONE: CST6CDT