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FNUS54 KLIX 160956
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S MS AND SE LA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
456 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
RED FLAG...NONE
.DISCUSSION...WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN ADVANCE OF 
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS LIKELY TO MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST
AREA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...STALLING IN THE NORTH GULF FRIDAY. AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND RIDE ALONG THE FRONTAL
ZONE SATURDAY...BRINGING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. 
MSZ068>071-162215-
WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...
LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN
456 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.RED FLAG...NONE.
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           40           
TEMP                  81           57           77           
RH %                  55           100          60           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       S 3-7                     N 3-7        
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SW 3-7       S 1-5        N 2-6        
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.14         0.08         0.04         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  6            6            2            
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1907                      894          
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   W  5                      N  6         
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    9535                      5364         
CATEGORY DAY          4                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     76                        76           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       500          
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            
STABILITY CLASS       C            D            C            
DISPERSION INDEX      29           2            41           
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG POSSIBLE. 
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$
LAZ034>037-046>050-162215-
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
456 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.RED FLAG...NONE.
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           30           
TEMP                  84           60           79           
RH %                  53           100          58           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       S 3-7                     N 5-9        
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SW 3-7       S 2-6        N 4-8        
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.11         0.06         0.05         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  2            2            2            
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1876                      847          
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  6                     N  6         
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    11256                     5082         
CATEGORY DAY          4                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     76                        76           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       500          
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            
STABILITY CLASS       C            D            C            
DISPERSION INDEX      27           2            36           
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG POSSIBLE. 
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$
LAZ039-040-071-072-MSZ077-162215-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
PEARL RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...AMITE...KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...
PONCHATOULA...PICAYUNE
456 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.RED FLAG...NONE.
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           30           
TEMP                  85           62           79           
RH %                  51           100          62           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       S 2-6                     W 4-8        
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SW 2-6       S 1-5        N 3-7        
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.04         0.05         0.07         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  2            2            2            
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1936                      908          
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  5                     N  5         
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    9680                      4540         
CATEGORY DAY          4                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     75                        75           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       500          
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            
STABILITY CLASS       B            D            B            
DISPERSION INDEX      24           2            32           
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG POSSIBLE. 
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$
MSZ080>082-162215-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...
DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...
MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
456 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.RED FLAG...NONE.
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           50           
TEMP                  84           64           80           
RH %                  51           100          69           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       S 1-5                     SW 4-8 G18   
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SW 3-7       S 1-5        NW 3-7       
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.00         0.02         0.05         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)               2            2            
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1630                      949          
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  4                     W  7         
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    6520                      6643         
CATEGORY DAY          3                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     76                        76           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       500          
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            
STABILITY CLASS       B            D            B            
DISPERSION INDEX      20           3            29           
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG POSSIBLE. 
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
$$
LAZ056>065-162215-
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
456 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.RED FLAG...NONE.
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           30           
TEMP                  84           65           80           
RH %                  53           100          62           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       S 3-7                     W 5-9 G19    
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       S 3-7        S 3-7        N 5-9        
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.03         0.03         0.07         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  1            2            2            
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1665                      1003         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  5                     N  5         
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    8325                      5015         
CATEGORY DAY          4                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     77                        77           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       500          
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            
STABILITY CLASS       C            D            B            
DISPERSION INDEX      34           5            31           
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NONE. 
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$
LAZ066>070-162215-
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
456 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.RED FLAG...NONE.
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           40           30           
TEMP                  83           67           80           
RH %                  57           100          67           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       S 4-8                     SW 9-13 G25  
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       S 3-7        S 5-9 G18    NW 6-10 G20  
AVG PCPN AMT (IN)     0.01         0.02         0.06         
PRECIP DURATION (HR)  1            2            2            
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1555                      1169         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)   SW  4                     W  5         
VENT RATE (M**2/S)    6220                      5845         
CATEGORY DAY          3                         3            
SILT/ 500 MLT (F)     77                        77           
MRNG MXG HGT (M)      500                       500          
STAGNATION INDEX      0            0            0            
STABILITY CLASS       C            D            C            
DISPERSION INDEX      34           2            38           
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NONE. 
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$
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