992  
FNUS74 KLIX 190015  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PILE BURN1...SG&T INC.  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
715 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 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  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS WITH  
NEAR ZERO RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. A  
GRADUAL DAYTIME WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK, BUT  
DEWPOINTS WILL NOT SEE MUCH RECOVERY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.  
THIS WILL RESULT IN A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND IN AFTERNOON  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. EXPECT RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY TO FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE  
NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY, WITH THE LOW VALUES  
SPREADING ACROSS EVEN MOST SOUTHERN AREAS BY WEDNESDAY OR  
THURSDAY. THOUGH LIGHTER WINDS WILL KEEP US BELOW RED FLAG  
WARNING CRITERIA, THERE WILL STILL BE AT LEAST SOME POTENTIAL FOR  
FAST FIRE GROWTH OWING TO THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRIER  
THAN NORMAL FUELS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.  
 
   
MONDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............43 INCREASING TO 49 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1250 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
TEMP............49 55 60 64 70 74 76 77 77 75  
DEWPOINT........42 44 44 47 49 51 51 51 50 50  
RH..............77 66 55 54 47 44 42 40 39 41  
APARNT TMP (F)..46 55 60 64 70 74 76 77 77 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 10  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............49.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT OVERNIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-213 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............3 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
TEMP............72 65 63 61 59 58 57 56 55 55 54 53  
DEWPOINT........50 51 51 51 51 50 49 49 48 47 47 47  
RH..............46 60 65 70 75 75 75 77 77 74 77 80  
APARNT TMP (F)..72 65 63 61 59 58 57 56 55 55 54 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 10 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE NE ENE ENE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE NE ENE ENE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........2 3 M M M M M M M M M M  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............45.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1402 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
LVORI...............MISSING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
TEMP............53 53 55 59 65 70 74 77 80 80 79 75  
DEWPOINT........46 45 46 47 47 47 46 45 44 43 43 44  
RH..............77 74 72 64 52 44 37 32 28 27 28 33  
APARNT TMP (F)..53 53 55 59 65 70 74 77 79 79 79 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..ENE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........M M M M M M M M M M M M  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILLIAMS  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SMITH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623997.0/LIX  
.DELDT 10/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARK.HOLLIFIELD3@YAHOO.COM  
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