FNUS74 KLIX 241244 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-03...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 644 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY...AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST TO JUST OFFSHORE. THE FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ABOUT MONDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 97 97 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 62 64 61 RH..............84 78 70 75 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 4 W 5 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1900 2800 2800 2300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).580 850 850 700 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 13 NW 10 NW 10 N 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 NW 4 NW 4 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........90 90 84 82 82 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 55 52 50 47 45 RH..............80 80 83 83 86 89 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1400 1400 1300 1300 1300 1100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).430 430 400 400 400 340 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 16 NE 16 NE 15 NE 12 NE 12 NE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 75 76 79 79 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 48 51 54 58 56 RH..............83 77 68 64 59 66 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 NE 3 NE 3 NE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1000 1000 1100 1200 1200 1200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).300 300 340 370 370 370 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 7 NE 7 E 5 E 3 E 3 E 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 3 E 2 E 1 E 1 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 REMARKS: PLEASE REFER TO ZONES FORECAST (NEWZFPLIX) FOR DETAILS BY COUNTY. 1. PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 4 STATUTE MILES UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE TO 6 SM DURING THE DAY...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL BE REDUCED IN SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FOG IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 4 SM AGAIN TONIGHT... WITH LOCAL AREAS OF 2 SM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 2. WINDS MAY GUST TO 10 MPH...MAINLY NEAR SHOWERS. 3. WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AT SPEEDS UP TO 5 MPH SUNDAY. 4. PLEASE REFER TO TABULAR FORECASTS ABOVE FOR MIXING HEIGHTS. 5. PLEASE REFER TO TABULAR FORECASTS ABOVE FOR WINDS AT 20 FT. SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090124.CPTG0.01/LIX