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Fire Weather Forecasts



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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S MS AND SE LA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
728 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

RED FLAG...NONE

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS OVER THE EAST COAST AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

LAZ034>040-046>050-MSZ068>071-077-250100-
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-
EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-
WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...
PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...
DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...CENTREVILLE...
WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...
PICAYUNE
728 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.RED FLAG...NONE.

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
TEMP                  93           72           95           
RH %                  49           100          43           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       S 4-8        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.03         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  3                                      
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1815                      2342         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   S  6                      SW  4        
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    10890                     9368         
CATEGORY DAY          4                         4            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     84                        86           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       450          
STAGNATION INDEX      1            3            3            
STABILITY CLASS       UNSTABLE     STABLE       UNSTABLE     

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

MSZ080>082-250100-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...
DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...
MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
728 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.RED FLAG...NONE.

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            20           
TEMP                  93           72           93           
RH %                  49           100          46           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       S 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.03         0.00         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  3                         1            
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1795                      2343         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   S  5                      SW  3        
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    8975                      7029         
CATEGORY DAY          4                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     84                        86           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       450          
STAGNATION INDEX      1            3            3            
STABILITY CLASS       UNSTABLE     STABLE       UNSTABLE     

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

LAZ056>070-250100-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-
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...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...
CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
728 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.RED FLAG...NONE.

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
TEMP                  93           74           93           
RH %                  51           100          49           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       SE 3-7                    LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       S 5-9        S 3-7        LGT/VAR      
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.05         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  3                                      
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1786                      2318         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   S  6                      SW  3        
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    10716                     6954         
CATEGORY DAY          4                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     84                        86           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       450          
STAGNATION INDEX      1            3            3            
STABILITY CLASS       UNSTABLE     STABLE       UNSTABLE     

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$








 
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