FNUS74 KLIX 142303 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST JAMES TANK FIRE...OHSEP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 603 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING SHOULD MAINLY BE LIGHT RAIN...BUT AN ISOLATED STROKE OR TWO OF LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE. WIND DIRECTION WILL BE VARIABLE OVERNIGHT...5 MPH OR LESS. FRIDAY WILL BE FAIRLY ACTIVE WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THOUGH RAIN CHANCES FALL OFF OVER THE WEEKEND...MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........79 74 74 74 74 74 74 64 64 64 64 64 WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............72 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 RH..............90 90 97 97 97 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW W W W E E E N N TRANSP WIND SPD.5 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 DISPERSION......19 8 8 8 6 6 2 3 3 3 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 72 72 72 77 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 74 79 83 86 88 RH..............100 90 79 67 61 55 DEWPOINT........69 71 72 71 71 70 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 NE 3 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2200 3800 3800 5400 5800 MIX HGT (M).....210 670 1160 1160 1650 1770 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 NE 6 NE 8 NE 8 E 7 E 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 1 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 E 3 E 4 DISPERSION......2 3 5 29 30 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...OHSEP TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120614.STJAM.01/LIX