Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Louisiana and Southeast Texas
Fog Research and Modeling
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Individual Parameter Statistics
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Rainfall and moisture relationship to fog formation in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas

*Rainfall within 36 hours*	*13 days (25.5 %)*
*Moisture advection*	*32 days (62.7 %)*
*Rain AND moisture advection*	*6 days (11.8 %)*
*Rain OR moisture advection*	*38 days (74.5 %)*
*No rain or moisture advection*	*13 days (25.5 %)*

For the fog days which showed no rain or moisture during a 12 hour period, the moisture flux occured the day or night before. The reason for fog not forming the previous night was that at least one or more other parameters were out of tolerance.

Wind relationship to fog formation in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas

*Calm wind*	*13 days (25.5 %)*
*Light and variable wind*	*7 days (13.7 %)*
*Wind 0 - 5 knot*	*29 days (56.9 %)*
*Wind 6 - 12 knot*	*22 days (43.1 %)*
*Wind 0 - 12 knot*	*51 days (100 %)*

There was no fog reducing visibilities to 1/2 half mile or less with winds greater than 12 knots.

Temperature relationship to fog formation in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas

Highest temperature with fog: 76 degrees Lowest temperature with fog: 31 degrees
*Temperature 71 - 76 degrees*	*5 days (9.6 %)*
*Temperature 61 - 70 degrees*	*23 days (44.2 %)*
*Temperature 51 - 60 degrees*	*12 days (23.1 %)*
*Temperature 41 - 50 degrees*	*10 days (19.2 %)*
*Temperature 31 - 40 degrees*	*2 days (3.8 %)*

The overnight low temperature increased an average of 5 degrees from the previous night for 32 fog days. The overnight low temperature decreased an average of 4 degrees from the previous night for 19 fog days.

Time of day (in CST)

*Radiation fog*	*Marine fog*	*Frontal fog*	*Advection fog*	*Total fog*
*0000->: 15 days*	*0000->: 16 days*	*0000->: 4 days*	*0000->: 5 days*	*0000->: 40 days*
*2100-0000: 4 days*	*2100-0000: 4 days*	*2100-0000: 2 days*	*2100-0000: 1 day*	*2100-0000: 11 days*

No fog set in before 2100 during the period of this study, but this has happened in other years.

Number of days each month

*July: 1*	*August: 0*	*September: 1*
*October: 7*	*November: 11*	*December: 6*
*January: 9*	*February: 5*	*March: 6*
*April: 5*	*May: 0*	*June: 0*

Months with 3 or more consecutive fog days: November, December, January and February.

Monthly types

July 1 radiation	September 1 radiation	October 6 radiation 1 marine
November 3 radiation 6 marine 1 advection 1 frontal	December 2 radiation 3 marine 1 frontal	January 3 radiation 4 marine 2 advection
February 1 radiation 2 marine 2 frontal	March 1 radiation 1 marine 2 advection 2 frontal	April 1 radiation 3 marine 1 advection

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