FNUS74 KLIX 052230
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO BB23 A...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
430 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...ALTHOUGH DON/T
THINK WILL QUITE DROP TO CALM. AS FOR FOG CONCERNS...WITH MOISTURE ON
THE INCREASE THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING LIGHT PATCHY FOG
TONIGHT WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF MODERATE FOG. RH RECOVERY WILL BE
EXCELLENT...REACHING INTO THE UPPER 90S TO BRIEFLY 100 PCT NEAR SUNRISE.
SIMILAR WIND CONDITIONS FROM TODAY CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY EXCEPT
WITH A MORE DUE SOUTH COMPONENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........46     35     35     31     24     24     24
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
TEMP............73     69     63     60     58     56     55
RH..............51     63     78     84     86     90     93
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 7    S 6    S 6    S 5    S 4    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5200   3600   3600   200    100    100    100
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1580   1100   1100   60     30     30     30
TRAN WIND (MPH).S 21   S 24   S 24   S 15   S 16   S 16   S 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9    S 11   S 11   S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0      0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........25     25     23     20     20     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     58     68     78     81     80
RH..............98    86     65     50     47     49
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)600    600    2200   4200   4200   5000
MIX HGT (M-AGL).180    180    670    1280   1280   1520
TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13   S 13   S 20   S 18   S 18   S 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6    S 6    S 9    S 8    S 8    S 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...PATTI ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.HOMOC.03/LIX