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FNUS74 KLIX 020258
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
858 PM CST THU JAN 1 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
A PERSISTENT SOUHTHERLY WIND OF 5 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE
THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. THIS SOUTHERLY WIND WILL PUSH MORE
MOISTURE INTO THE WILDFIRE AREA RESULTING IN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
THE STRONGER WINDS WILL KEEP ANY FOG FORMATION FROM OCCURRING EVEN AS
HUMIDITY INCREASES. WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE
TOMORROW MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF UP TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL
ONLY FALL TO BETWEEN 70 AND 75 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............43 INCREASING TO 50 OVERNIGHT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...53.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-152 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
TIME (CST) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM
SKY (%).........80 78 87 88 86
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 52 52 52 53
DEWPOINT........41 45 48 50 52
RH..............68 77 86 93 96
APARNT TMP (F)..51 52 52 52 53
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SSW S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (M).....90 90 120 120 150
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SSW S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........3 4 5 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............55 INCREASING TO 64.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1250 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21
TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 6
TO 9 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
MORNING.
LVORI...............7.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........81 76 67 56 56 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............55 58 65 71 74 73
DEWPOINT........53 57 62 64 64 64
RH..............93 96 90 79 71 73
APARNT TMP (F)..55 58 65 71 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 13 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 21 22 23 24
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SSW SSW SSW SSW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 13 13 14 14
MIX HGT (M).....180 340 760 1250 1220 1070
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 21 26 25 28
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 9 12 11 13
LVORI...........6 9 7 4 4 3
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............63.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-488 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............7.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........44 52 38 41 51 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............69 66 65 65 63 62
DEWPOINT........64 63 64 63 63 62
RH..............84 90 97 93 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..69 66 65 65 63 62
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 9 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 20 18 16 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SSW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 6 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.14 13 12 11 10 9
MIX HGT (M).....490 340 180 210 180 210
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 17 16 14 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW WSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 7 6 5
LVORI...........4 5 5 5 7 8
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES BOLT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2528201.0/LIX
.DELDT 01/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHARLES.BOLT@USDA.GOV
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