FNUS74 KLIX 011209 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR N O EAST...CITY OF NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 709 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011 .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS INTERACTING WITH A SURFACE TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TO FOCUS A LARGE AREA AREA OF TROPICAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH GULF. PERIODS OF HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL TROPICAL SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT TRACKS INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF AND BECOMES SLOW AND ERRATIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........63 63 67 67 67 71 71 71 71 67 67 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 85 86 88 90 91 92 92 92 92 90 RH..............81 78 73 69 65 64 62 58 59 59 62 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 35 35 35 35 40 45 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 25 30 30 35 35 35 35 40 45 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 22 22 22 35 35 35 38 38 38 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 10 10 10 16 16 16 17 17 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........67 63 68 68 74 78 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 85 83 82 81 80 RH..............62 70 73 76 79 81 20 FT WIND......E 20 E 20 E 18 E 15 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.45 45 40 35 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 20 E 20 E 18 E 15 E 14 E 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..45 45 40 35 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2700 2400 2400 2600 3700 MIX HGT (M).....1070 820 730 730 790 1130 TRANSPORT WIND..E 38 E 45 E 39 E 39 SE 35 E 33 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 17 E 20 E 17 E 17 SE 16 E 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 81 81 81 81 84 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 83 83 84 84 RH..............81 80 75 74 70 70 20 FT WIND......E 15 SE 17 E 16 E 20 E 22 E 22 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 45 50 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 15 SE 17 E 16 E 20 E 22 E 22 EYE LEVEL WIND..35 35 35 45 50 45 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 3700 2400 2400 3600 3100 MIX HGT (M).....1130 1130 730 730 1100 940 TRANSPORT WIND..E 33 SE 37 E 37 E 37 E 49 E 46 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 15 SE 17 E 17 E 17 E 22 E 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...COLLINS SIMONEAUX TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110901.NOEAS.01/LIX