FNUS74 KLIX 291252 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-03...SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 652 AM CST THU JAN 29 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD AIRMASS OVER REGION WILL BECOME RE-ENFORCED TONIGHT. LOW CLOUDS AND STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION AROUND 1300 FT WILL BE SLOW TO ERODE THIS MORNING BUT CLEARING TREND IS EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 21 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 56 56 RH..............54 43 37 37 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1700 2000 2000 2500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).520 610 610 760 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 15 N 14 N 14 N 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7 N 6 N 6 N 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........21 21 29 37 37 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 50 45 41 38 36 RH..............39 44 53 62 70 75 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 5 N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2700 2700 2300 1700 1700 1400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).820 820 700 520 520 430 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 18 N 18 N 20 N 21 N 21 N 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 8 N 8 N 9 N 9 N 9 N 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 29 29 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 41 47 53 58 57 RH..............75 62 47 36 29 29 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1400 1400 1900 2800 2800 4100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).430 430 580 850 850 1250 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 25 N 25 N 21 N 16 N 16 N 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 11 N 11 N 9 N 7 N 7 N 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT OR THURSDAY. WIND SHOULD NOT FALL BELOW 5 MPH FOR TONIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090129.CPTG0.01/LIX