FNUS74 KLIX 311313 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO BB 64...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 713 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURNING THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY WITH A DEVELOPING GULF LOW TAKING PLACE IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL PREVAIL MONDAY AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM AND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA AGAIN. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 5 5 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 60 66 66 RH..............46 37 33 36 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)800 4200 4200 4700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).240 1280 1280 1430 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 8 W 6 W 6 W 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 W 3 W 3 W 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........17 17 18 20 20 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3700 3700 300 200 200 300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1130 1130 90 60 60 90 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 10 SW 10 SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 SW 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JEFF BEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090131.HOMOC.01/LIX