FNUS74 KLIX 231332 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-02-08...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 732 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND OHIO VALLEY REGION TONIGHT WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING EAST ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MUCH DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. REMARKS... 1. NO NORTH WINDS DURING BURN. 2. ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH BETWEEN 3 AM TONIGHT AND NOON FRIDAY. 3. SUSTAINED WINDS AT 20 FT NEAR 12 MPH AVERAGE TODAY...BUT COULD PEAK 16 TO 18 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS COULD REACH 25 TO 30 MPH FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. 4. NO WIND DIRECTIONS OUTSIDE OF RANGE DURING BURN PERIOD. 5. NO CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING BURN PERIOD. VERY LOW CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING POST BURN PERIOD...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 6. FOG MAY LINGER UNTIL 8 OR 9 AM...THEN STRONG WINDS WILL TURN THE FOG TO JUST A LOW CLOUD LAYER. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE ADVECTION FOG ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. CALM WINDS NOT EXPECTED. 7. DIFFERENCES IN MIXING HEIGHT ARE DUE TO PLANNING FORECAST PICKING UP HIGHEST VALUE FROM THE THREE COASTAL COUNTIES AND SPOT PICKING UP LOWER VALUE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........77 77 77 77 71 71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 66 69 72 74 75 76 75 74 72 RH..............100 96 90 83 80 76 72 73 76 82 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.21 26 26 26 32 32 32 23 23 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 12 12 12 14 14 14 10 10 10 DISPERSION......19 24 24 38 80 80 80 58 58 58 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........83 83 83 86 86 86 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 67 65 64 63 63 RH..............86 96 100 100 96 88 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 6 S 6 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 700 700 700 800 MIX HGT (M).....240 240 210 210 210 240 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 20 SW 18 SW 15 SW 15 W 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 W 4 DISPERSION......22 22 11 13 10 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 50 50 50 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 86 86 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 65 68 66 68 67 RH..............76 58 43 40 33 32 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 NW 9 N 10 N 11 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1700 2200 2400 2600 2900 MIX HGT (M).....520 520 980 670 670 880 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 10 N 20 N 24 N 24 N 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 NW 4 N 9 N 11 N 11 N 8 DISPERSION......12 12 26 49 49 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/DESTRI REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120223.CPTG0.01/LIX