FNUS74 KLIX 291422 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 822 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE AREA FOR TODAY. RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENTILE RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT WILL BECOME LESS GUSTY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA EASES. GIVEN THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...THERE WILL BE NO THREAT OF FOG TONIGHT. HOWEVER... WINDS WILL BECOME MORE VARIABLE AND TURN NEARLY CALM TONIGHT AS A LOW LEVEL INVERSION DEVELOPS. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO THIS LOW LEVEL INVERSION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 53 57 59 61 61 61 60 57 RH..............44 35 29 26 24 25 26 29 35 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 12 12 12 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 45 41 38 35 34 RH..............46 60 70 79 89 92 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 1 NE 1 E 2 E 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....90 90 90 90 90 90 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 NE 8 NE 6 E 7 E 7 NE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 E 3 E 3 NE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LVORI...........0 0 0 0 0 1 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 6 6 26 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 38 53 65 68 66 RH..............92 76 44 31 33 42 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 2200 2200 2700 MIX HGT (M).....90 90 90 670 670 820 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 7 E 6 SE 12 SE 12 SE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 E 3 E 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LVORI...........1 1 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...PAXTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120129.PARK_.03/LIX