000 FNUS54 KLIX 081329 FWFLIX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S MS AND SE LA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 729 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 RED FLAG...NONE .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PARKED OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MONDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A NON-TROPICAL LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GULF COAST. THIS LOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY...AS HURRICANE IDA MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE SYSTEMS WILL MERGE INTO A LARGE EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 3 INCHES. THE LOW WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP INTO THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. MSZ068>071-082215- WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER... LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN 729 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .RED FLAG...NONE. TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 90 TEMP 75 58 68 RH % 48 100 68 20FTWND/AM(MPH) E 3-7 NE 7-11 G18 20FTWND/PM(MPH) E 4-8 E 2-6 NE 8-12 G18 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.68 1.88 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 2 12 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1346 599 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 7 E 9 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 9422 5391 CATEGORY DAY 4 3 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 67 69 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 233 352 STAGNATION INDEX 3 1 0 STABILITY CLASS UNSTABLE STABLE STABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ MSZ080>082-082215- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND... DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS... MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN 729 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .RED FLAG...NONE. TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 90 TEMP 75 58 70 RH % 50 100 73 20FTWND/AM(MPH) E 6-10 G18 NE 13-17 G32 20FTWND/PM(MPH) E 9-13 G19 E 7-11 G19 NE 13-17 G32 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.47 2.02 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 2 12 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1522 675 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 9 NE 13 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 13698 8775 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 67 71 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 139 365 STAGNATION INDEX 2 0 0 STABILITY CLASS UNSTABLE STABLE STABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...VERY WINDY. RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ038>040-MSZ077-082215- TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-PEARL RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA... FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE... PICAYUNE 729 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .RED FLAG...NONE. TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 90 TEMP 75 58 69 RH % 48 100 73 20FTWND/AM(MPH) E 5-9 G18 NE 10-14 G23 20FTWND/PM(MPH) E 7-11 G18 E 5-9 NE 10-14 G23 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 0.75 2.29 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 2 12 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1431 559 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 8 NE 12 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 11448 6708 CATEGORY DAY 4 3 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 67 70 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 221 363 STAGNATION INDEX 2 0 0 STABILITY CLASS UNSTABLE STABLE STABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ LAZ034>037-046>050-082215- POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY... BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER 729 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .RED FLAG...NONE. TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90 TEMP 76 59 70 RH % 50 100 64 20FTWND/AM(MPH) E 4-8 NE 9-13 G19 20FTWND/PM(MPH) E 5-9 NE 4-8 NE 7-11 G18 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 1.14 2.12 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 6 12 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1264 620 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 8 NE 12 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 10112 7440 CATEGORY DAY 4 3 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 66 69 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 142 339 STAGNATION INDEX 3 0 0 STABILITY CLASS UNSTABLE STABLE STABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ LAZ056>065-082215- ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE- ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE... PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE... THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE... KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET... HOUMA...BAYOU CANE 729 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .RED FLAG...NONE. TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 90 TEMP 77 63 72 RH % 52 100 73 20FTWND/AM(MPH) E 7-11 G20 NE 15-19 G34 20FTWND/PM(MPH) E 10-14 G23 NE 11-15 G27 NE 14-18 G36 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.00 1.52 2.37 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 7 12 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1427 608 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 9 NE 18 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 12843 10944 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 66 71 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 293 473 STAGNATION INDEX 2 0 0 STABILITY CLASS UNSTABLE STABLE STABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...WINDY. RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. .TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...BREEZY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ066>070-082215- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO... CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY 729 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .RED FLAG...NONE. TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 70 90 TEMP 76 68 74 RH % 52 97 71 20FTWND/AM(MPH) E 10-14 G26 NE 19-23 G39 20FTWND/PM(MPH) E 12-16 G28 E 14-18 G29 NE 18-22 G52 AVG PCPN AMT (IN) 0.03 1.44 1.94 PRECIP DURATION (HR) 1 7 12 MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1425 737 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 11 NE 16 VENT RATE (M**2/S) 15675 11792 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SILT/ 500 MLT (F) 66 71 MRNG MXG HGT (M) 296 496 STAGNATION INDEX 1 0 0 STABILITY CLASS STABLE STABLE STABLE FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECT. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...STRONG WINDS. RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH. .TUESDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...WINDY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$