FNUS74 KLIX 082131 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MICHOUD WILDFIRE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 331 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE ATLANTIC COAST REGION WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING BACK NORTH. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 56 57 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............76 74 73 RH..............69 74 79 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 8 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 DISPERSION......12 12 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 62 68 72 72 73 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 71 69 68 66 65 RH..............81 84 90 93 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 S 4 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 S 4 S 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 400 800 800 500 MIX HGT (M).....210 210 120 240 240 150 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 SE 15 SE 12 S 16 S 16 SE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 7 SE 5 S 7 S 7 SE 3 DISPERSION......0 0 0 7 5 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 77 83 87 84 81 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 66 68 70 71 72 RH..............100 97 93 87 81 73 20 FT WIND......S 2 SE 2 SE 2 E 3 NE 5 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 SE 2 SE 2 E 3 NE 5 NE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 700 1000 1000 1500 MIX HGT (M).....150 150 210 300 300 460 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 3 NE 3 SW 2 SW 2 NE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 1 SW 1 NE 1 SW 1 SW 1 NE 8 DISPERSION......3 3 3 7 7 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120308.MICHO.01/LIX