540  
FNUS74 KLIX 182141  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CELL TOWER FIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
441 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2008  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS  
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPPI WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY  
THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING FRIDAY.  
 
REMARKS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 6 PM  
THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME CALM AFTER 9 OR 10 PM. NO SIGNIFICANT  
FOG DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS ON THURSDAY  
WILL START OUT LIGHT FROM THE NORTHEAST OR EAST BUT WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST  
TO SOUTH SHORTLY AFTER NOON.  
   
TODAY
 
 
TIME (CDT) 4 PM  
SKY (%).........40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE  
TEMP............91  
RH..............47  
20 FT WIND......S 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10  
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6  
EYE LEVEL WIND..10  
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)7300  
MIX HGT (M-AGL).2230  
TRAN WIND (MPH).N 8  
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........40 57 57 57 26 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP............88 85 81 76 73 70  
RH..............50 53 54 64 68 71  
20 FT WIND......W 2 W 1 W 1 W 0 NW 0 NW 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 W 1 W 1 W 0 NW 0 NW 1  
EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)6300 3600 400 100 300 300  
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1920 1100 120 30 90 90  
TRAN WIND (MPH).N 9 N 7 N 3 NE 5 NE 6 N 5  
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 3 N 1 NE 2 NE 3 N 2  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........26 24 24 24 44 44  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TEMP............70 74 80 87 90 90  
RH..............71 66 58 43 39 42  
20 FT WIND......N 1 N 2 NE 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 N 2 NE 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 5  
EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)BLW100 1400 4300 6600 8000 7800  
MIX HGT (M-AGL).BLW10M 430 1310 2010 2440 2380  
TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 6 NE 5 NE 3 N 6 N 6 N 3  
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 2 NE 1 N 3 N 3 N 1  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS  
REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 20080618.CELLT.01/LIX  
 
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