FNUS74 KLIX 041331 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-09...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 731 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOME DRAINAGE IS OCCURRING THIS MORNING ALONG THE PASCAGOULA AND ESCATAWPA BASINS...WHICH IS IN TURN ALLOWING FOR SOME VERY LIGHT EAST-NORTHEAST FLOW. HOWEVER...THIS FLOW WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO A SOUTHEASTERLY COMPONENT BY MID-MORNING AS SOUTHEAST WINDS ALOFT ARE MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE. OVERALL FLOW SHOULD REMAIN CONSISTENTLY OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ANOTHER INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. SOME WEAK DRAINAGE DOWN THE PASCAGOULA BASIN MAY SET UP AGAIN...WHICH WILL LEAD TO A MORE EASTERLY COMPONENT FOR THE WIND LATE TONIGHT AND INTO VERY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING UNTIL THE INVERSION BREAKS. DUE TO THE INVERSION...WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT...AND COULD GO CALM AT TIMES RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE. THESE LIGHT WINDS WILL ALSO BE HIGHLY CONDUCIVE TO FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. THE FOG SHOULD REMAIN PATCHY AND MOSTLY LIGHT...BUT SOME ISOLATED PATCHES OF MODERATE TO DENSE FOG CANNOT BE RULED OUT NEAR MOISTURE SOURCES SUCH AS CREEKS... PONDS...AND MARSHY AREAS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 26 26 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 64 65 64 RH..............51 43 46 54 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3000 4100 4100 4200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).910 1250 1250 1280 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 9 SE 5 SE 5 SE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........28 28 27 28 28 14 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............61 58 54 50 47 45 RH..............65 75 90 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1500 1500 300 200 200 100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).460 460 90 60 60 30 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 12 SE 12 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 E 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 17 17 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 51 61 69 71 70 RH..............100 100 70 51 47 49 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)200 200 3600 4500 4500 4000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).60 60 1100 1370 1370 1220 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 9 E 9 SE 16 SE 12 SE 12 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 4 SE 7 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090304.CPTG0.01/LIX