FNUS74 KLIX 261347 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-09...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 747 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING INCREASING HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE FROM THE CAROLINAS TO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION SATURDAY WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. HIGH PRESSURE WITH DRY AIR WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY THEN MOVE EAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .REMARKS... 1. WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS 21 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 2. LIGHT FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 4-6 MILES IS POSSIBLE FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TO 7 AM SATURDAY MORNING. THE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS WILL BE 20-25 MPH WHICH WILL MINIMIZE THE STRENGTH OF THE INVERSION AND POSSIBLY KEEP THE FOG FROM FORMING. 3. WINDS WILL NOT GO CALM...SHOULD REMAIN IN 5-7 MPH RANGE. 4. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN S AND SE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 5. ADDED NOTE...ALTHOUGH NOT IN THE FORECAST...THERE WILL LIKELY BE ISOLATED LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOWERS WITH A 10 PERCENT PROBABILITY AT YOUR LOCATION. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 66 66 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 69 72 72 RH..............75 66 61 64 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 11 SE 12 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1500 4000 4000 4000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).460 1220 1220 1220 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 18 S 25 S 25 S 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 S 11 S 11 S 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 71 72 73 73 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 69 66 63 61 59 RH..............66 76 84 93 97 100 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3500 3500 700 500 500 500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1070 1070 210 150 150 150 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 22 S 22 S 18 S 17 S 17 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 10 S 10 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 76 80 84 84 88 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 62 65 69 72 72 RH..............100 97 87 78 71 71 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)500 500 2400 4800 4800 4800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).150 150 730 1460 1460 1460 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 15 S 15 S 23 S 23 S 23 S 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 7 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...TIM DESTRI NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090226.CPTG0.01/LIX