FNUS74 KLIX 282155
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSSLER Q...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
355 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING NORTHERLY WINDS
AND MUCH DRIER...COLDER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST
TUESDAY WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNING BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.REMARKS...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD GO BELOW
28 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WE DO NOT EXPECT CALM WINDS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. UNDER THIS TYPE OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
PATTERN CONDITIONS ARE VERY UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY SEA BREEZE TO DEVELOP
SUNDAY...SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE FOG POTENTIAL SHOULD BE LOW SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY DUE TO DRY AIR MASS AND NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........80     80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     54
RH..............75     80
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2500   2500
MIX HGT (M-AGL).760    760
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 17  NW 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 8   NW 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........80     80     71     66     66     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     46     43     40     38     37
RH..............80     73     67     70     73     70
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3300   3300   3600   4300   4300   4400
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1010   1010   1100   1310   1310   1340
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 25  NW 25  NW 25  NW 36  NW 36  NW 32
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 11  NW 11  NW 11  NW 16  NW 16  NW 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........34     34     26     11     11     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     40     45     51     53     52
RH..............64     62     47     36     31     35
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  N 12   NW 11  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     30     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3700   3700   3400   3400   3400   3700
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1130   1130   1040   1040   1040   1130
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 31  NW 31  NW 30  NW 26  NW 26  NW 26
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 14  NW 14  NW 13  NW 12  NW 12  NW 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...TONY WILDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090301.MOSSL.01/LIX