FNUS74 KLIX 062331 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ZONE 5...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 631 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING HIGHER RAIN CHANCES THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 75 75 75 51 51 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 80 79 79 79 78 RH..............81 83 84 84 85 88 DEWPOINT........73 74 74 74 74 74 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 3 S 1 S 10 S 10 SW 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 1 S 0 S 4 S 4 SW 4 DISPERSION......38 10 3 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 30 30 30 30 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 46 46 46 63 63 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 79 83 87 89 90 RH..............90 85 72 63 57 58 DEWPOINT........74 74 73 73 72 73 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 7 S 5 S 5 S 7 S 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 DISPERSION......7 5 3 22 37 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 WINDS SHOULD VEER BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND THEN WILL LIKELY BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST(220 DEGREES) TO SOUTHERLY(180 DEGREES) FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST. OF COURSE WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THE WIND WILL BE DOMINATED BY THAT. IN ADDITION IF ANY STORM IS NEAR THE AREA THEN THE OUTFLOW FROM THAT STORM WILL DOMINATE THE WIND FIELD. AS FOR TIDES...WE ARE IN A SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE STATE WITH A RANGE OF AROUND 1.25 FT BETWEEN LOW TIDE AND HIGH TIDE. LOW TIDE SHOULD OCCUR AT THE RIGOLETS AROUND 149 AM TONIGHT AND HIGH TIDE WILL BE AROUND 501 PM. LOW TIDE SUNDAY WILL OCCUR AT 155 AM. ONCE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DIES OFF TONIGHT THINGS SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY QUIET UNTIL 5AM WHEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BEGIN TO REDEVELOP OVER THE MARINE AREAS. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO ONLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW SO THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE AREA. MUCH LIKE TODAY LIGHTNING WILL BE FREQUENT IN THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USFS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120706.ZONE5.01/LIX