FNUS74 KLIX 031253 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-02...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 653 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BIGGEST CONCERN FOR TODAY WILL BE WIND DIRECTION LATE IN THE MORNING. CURRENT LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECT TO BRIEFLY BECOME SOUTHWEST FROM AROUND 9 AM UNTIL POSSIBLY A LITTLE PAST NOON. FROM THAT TIME FORWARD...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. SFC WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES FROM 5 MPH TO A MAX OF AROUND 10 MPH. RH/S WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S BY AFTERNOON. THIS MIN IS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 25 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 57 57 53 RH..............37 29 33 44 20 FT WIND......W 4 SW 6 W 9 WNW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1600 3900 3900 4800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).490 1190 1190 1460 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 7 W 9 W 9 W 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3 W 4 W 4 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 20 20 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 45 42 38 34 30 RH..............58 70 76 82 78 72 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 7 N 8 N 9 N 8 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)800 800 300 600 600 1200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).240 240 90 180 180 370 TRAN WIND (MPH).W 13 W 13 W 8 N 13 N 13 N 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 W 6 W 4 N 6 N 6 N 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........3 3 3 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 32 39 47 48 45 RH..............63 49 37 27 27 31 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1100 1100 1800 3400 3400 4100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).340 340 550 1040 1040 1250 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 17 N 17 N 17 N 16 N 16 N 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 8 N 8 N 8 N 7 N 7 N 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090203.CPTG0.01/LIX