747  
FNUS74 KLIX 281619  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TPIC INSITU BURN...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
1119 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
WE CAN BE REACHED AT (985) 649-0357 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS  
WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS  
THE AREA EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. MORE WIDESPREAD  
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS  
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES THAT WOULD HELP WET MOST FUELS. LOWEST DAILY RH  
VALUES WILL BE IN THE 55 TO 65 PERCENT RANGE TODAY THROUGH  
SATURDAY WITH AN INCREASE SUNDAY INTO THE START OF THE NEW WEEK.  
 
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...98.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS INCREASING TO 9 SECONDS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
0 SECONDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CEILING (KFT).......10 INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 35 36 39 40 65 53 63 64 47 37 47  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 50 50 50 40 40 30 40 30 30 30  
TEMP............80 79 81 83 85 87 88 88 88 89 88 88  
RH..............83 87 84 80 72 65 63 63 63 62 63 63  
APARNT TMP (F)..84 83 88 91 94 95 97 97 97 98 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 13  
SFC WND DIR.....NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8  
SFC WND GST.....9 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 13  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE ENE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..NNE NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE ENE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 0 0  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...10 10 10 11 25 11 10 10 10 10 11  
 
 
FORECASTER...EFFERSON  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI TODD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2620808.0/LIX  
.DELDT 08/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRANDI.TODD@NOAA.GOV  
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