000 FNUS54 KLIX 151848 FWFLIX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S MS AND SE LA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 148 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 RED FLAG...NONE .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE DRY AIR MASS BEHIND WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE ON SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THAT ARE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10/12 CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY BY SUNDAY ALLOWING A SLOW RETURN OF MOISTURE. MSZ068>071-161030- WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER... LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN 148 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 .RED FLAG...NONE. TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 40 40 TEMP 66 83 59 71 RH % 100 55 100 61 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 3-7 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.15 0.07 0.10 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 2 2 2 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1652 1152 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 5 N 7 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 8260 8064 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 76 71 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 500 500 STAGNATION INDEX 3 1 1 1 STABILITY CLASS VERY STABLE UNSTABLE STABLE UNSTABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...AREAS OF LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PATCHY MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF MCCOMB. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ034>037-046>050-161030- POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY... BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER 148 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 .RED FLAG...NONE. TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 40 40 TEMP 67 84 60 73 RH % 100 57 100 63 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 3-7 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.12 0.06 0.09 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 2 2 2 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1498 1365 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 2 NE 8 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 2996 10920 CATEGORY DAY 2 4 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 77 74 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 500 500 STAGNATION INDEX 3 1 1 1 STABILITY CLASS VERY STABLE UNSTABLE STABLE UNSTABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...AREAS OF LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PATCHY MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ038>040-MSZ077-161030- TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-PEARL RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA... FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE... PICAYUNE 148 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 .RED FLAG...NONE. TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 30 40 TEMP 64 83 61 73 RH % 100 53 100 64 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 3-7 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.14 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 2 2 2 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1713 1265 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 3 N 7 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 5139 8855 CATEGORY DAY 3 4 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 75 73 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 500 500 STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 1 1 STABILITY CLASS VERY STABLE UNSTABLE STABLE UNSTABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ MSZ080>082-161030- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND... DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS... MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN 148 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 .RED FLAG...NONE. TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40 TEMP 63 85 63 75 RH % 100 50 100 64 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 3-7 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 2 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1751 1145 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 N 6 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 5253 6870 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 75 73 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 500 500 STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3 1 STABILITY CLASS VERY STABLE UNSTABLE STABLE UNSTABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...AREAS OF LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PATCHY MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ056>065-161030- ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE- ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE... PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE... THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE... KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET... HOUMA...BAYOU CANE 148 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 .RED FLAG...NONE. TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 30 40 TEMP 68 85 65 75 RH % 100 57 100 60 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 4-8 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 3-7 LGT/VAR N 5-9 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.07 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 1 2 2 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1560 1430 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 2 N 7 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 3120 10010 CATEGORY DAY 2 4 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 76 75 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 500 500 STAGNATION INDEX 3 2 2 1 STABILITY CLASS VERY STABLE UNSTABLE STABLE UNSTABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ066>070-161030- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO... CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY 148 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008 .RED FLAG...NONE. TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 30 TEMP 70 84 67 76 RH % 97 59 100 64 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) E 3-7 SE 3-7 LGT/VAR N 5-9 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 1 2 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1523 1447 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 2 N 5 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 3046 7235 CATEGORY DAY 2 3 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 76 75 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 500 500 STAGNATION INDEX 3 3 3 1 STABILITY CLASS VERY STABLE UNSTABLE STABLE UNSTABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ 95/DM