FNUS74 KLIX 091242 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FRITCHIE MARSH...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 742 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FROM FLORIDA TO WEST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...A WEAK WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND RETREAT NORTH ON SUNDAY. A SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT LIGHTNING CHANCES AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND AMOUNTS TODAY. THANKS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE. AS A RESULT...THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS 60 PERCENT WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 56 56 56 56 72 72 72 72 72 72 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 80 83 84 86 87 88 89 89 89 89 RH..............91 91 85 80 77 75 72 68 66 66 68 DEWPOINT........75 75 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 DISPERSION......7 7 7 35 35 53 53 53 53 50 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........72 64 64 64 62 62 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 82 81 80 79 RH..............68 72 85 85 88 91 DEWPOINT........76 76 77 76 76 76 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 4500 3100 3100 1300 400 MIX HGT (M).....1580 1370 940 940 400 120 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 SW 20 SW 22 SW 22 W 22 W 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 W 10 W 9 DISPERSION......50 57 53 29 24 19 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 67 67 67 69 69 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 79 84 87 89 90 RH..............97 94 80 70 66 62 DEWPOINT........77 77 77 76 76 75 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1500 3700 3700 5600 5100 MIX HGT (M).....120 460 1130 1130 1710 1550 TRANSPORT WIND..W 21 W 20 W 17 W 17 W 15 W 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 9 W 9 W 8 W 8 W 7 W 7 DISPERSION......19 22 23 46 48 63 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 50 50 50 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS LE ROUGE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120809.NORTH.01/LIX