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FNUS74 KLIX 202049
FWSLIX
SPOT FORECAST FOR G-12 WF...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
349 PM CDT THU AUG 20 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.
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
LOWEST RH VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 40 TO 60% RANGE DURING PEAK
HEATING HOURS. OTHERWISE, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS LOOK TO
CONTINUE AT OR LESS THAN 10MPH. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING, BUT THIS LOOKS TO BE THE EXCEPTION
RATHER THAN THE RULE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............76.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...107.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...671-762 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
LVORI...............2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10
TEMP............93 90
DEWPOINT........77 75
RH..............60 62
APARNT TMP (F)..107 101
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SSW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4
LVORI...........2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............75.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...99.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-488 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 31 16 14 7 5 8 13 14 23 16 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............89 87 83 81 81 80 80 80 79 79 78 78
DEWPOINT........75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 75
RH..............64 68 77 82 82 85 85 88 88 88 91 91
APARNT TMP (F)..99 96 90 87 87 85 85 86 79 79 78 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..SW S SW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........2 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............76.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...109.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1494 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.06 INCHES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 5 5 5 9 14 14 40 38 39 36 32
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 20
TEMP............78 77 80 83 88 90 92 93 93 93 92 90
DEWPOINT........74 75 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77
RH..............88 94 91 82 70 66 62 60 60 62 62 66
APARNT TMP (F)..78 77 87 92 100 103 106 107 107 109 106 103
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW WNW WNW NW NW NW NW WNW SW SSW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.WNW WNW WNW NW NW NW NW WNW SW SSW SSW SSW
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W WNW WNW NW NW WNW NW NW W SSW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 9 8 10
TRANS WIND DIR..W WNW WNW NW NW WNW NW NW W SSW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
LVORI...........5 6 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 3
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...STOESZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620111.0/LIX
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_STOESZ@FWS.GOV,HUNTER_EDMUNDSON@FWS.GOV
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