FNUS74 KLIX 311104 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR N O EAST...CITY OF NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 604 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND BY FRIDAY A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF AND AFFECT THE REGION FROM THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. DEPENDING ON STEERING CURRENTS...THE LOW OVER THE GULF MAY STALL FOR A TIME DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE GREATLY OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 35 35 35 42 42 42 48 48 48 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 79 82 86 89 91 92 93 94 94 94 93 92 RH..............82 82 79 72 61 56 50 49 47 46 47 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE EYE LVL WND SPD.1 3 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 0 0 6 6 6 15 15 15 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 0 0 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 52 56 56 59 63 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 88 84 82 80 80 RH..............50 57 65 72 79 82 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 8 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 8 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....6300 2600 2000 2000 1700 1600 MIX HGT (M).....1920 790 610 610 520 490 TRANSPORT WIND..E 18 SE 17 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 E 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 E 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 67 69 69 71 73 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 88 90 91 90 RH..............82 79 66 64 60 62 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 10 E 13 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 10 E 13 E 14 E 14 E 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2400 5400 5400 4500 6600 MIX HGT (M).....490 730 1650 1650 1370 2010 TRANSPORT WIND..E 16 E 16 E 18 E 18 E 22 E 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 7 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 10 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...COLLINS SIMONEAUX TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110831.NOEAS.01/LIX