FNUS74 KLIX 241301 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-14...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 701 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 (%).........79 96 96 95 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 4 W 5 W 5 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1800 2600 2600 2100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).550 790 790 640 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 14 NW 12 NW 12 N 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 NW 5 NW 5 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 83 86 86 89 93 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1300 1300 1200 1300 1300 1100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).400 400 370 400 400 340 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 78 78 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 48 51 54 58 56 RH..............86 80 71 66 59 69 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)900 900 1100 1300 1300 1200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).270 270 340 400 400 370 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. PLEASE REFER TO TABULAR FORECASTS ABOVE FOR WINDS AT 20 FT. SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM. 2. WINDS MAY GUST TO 10 MPH...MAINLY NEAR SHOWERS. 3. PLEASE REFER TO THE TABULAR FORECASTS ABOVE FOR WINDS AT 20 FT. WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AT SPEEDS UP TO 5 MPH SUNDAY. 4. 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. 5. LIGHT RAIN SHOULD BE OCCURRING AT THIS TIME IN A LINE OF SHOWERS MOVING SWIFTLY ACROSS THE AREA. THESE SHOWERS WILL END BY 8 AM. AFTER 8 AM...A BREAK IN THE RAIN ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR...THEN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER NOON. 24 HOUR TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY 6 AM SUNDAY SHOULD AVERAGE BETWEEN 0.10 INCH TO 0.25 INCH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090124.CPTG1.01/LIX