FNUS74 KLIX 092206 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO BB35...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 506 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LITTLE CHANGES EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING IN FROM THE EAST WILL KEEP MOIST ONSHORE FLOW GOING. MIN RH/S WILL BE IN THE 50 TO 60 PCT RANGE. LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF MODERATE TO DENSE FOG. FOG SHOULD DISSIPATE BY 9-10AM. S/SE WINDS PEAKING AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE AREA. MOST RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF THE I-12 CORRIDOR. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL BRING A MUCH GREATER CHANCE OF RAIN SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........57 57 57 57 46 46 46 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............82 78 71 68 65 64 62 RH..............54 60 76 81 90 93 100 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5700 4700 4700 1500 700 700 700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1740 1430 1430 460 210 210 210 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 17 S 20 S 20 S 16 S 14 S 14 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 9 S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 49 49 49 48 48 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 61 68 75 80 82 RH..............100 100 83 65 55 53 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)700 800 1400 1400 2500 5200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).210 240 430 430 760 1580 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13 S 13 S 16 S 16 SW 22 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 SW 10 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...PATTI ROBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090309.HOMOC.02/LIX