FNUS74 KLIX 061226
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-19...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
726 AM CDT MON APR 6 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION TODAY
AND TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S AND
LOWS IN LOWER 30S. MIN RH/S WILL DROP TO MID 30S TODAY...LOWER/MID 20S
TUES...AND UPPER 20S ON WED. NEAR RFW CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
SOUTHERN AND COASTAL MS ON TUESDAY. WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........18     6      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     60     62     62
RH..............42     41     39     39
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 13  NW 12  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4100   4100   5600   7000
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1250   1250   1710   2130
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 28  NW 28  NW 26  NW 26
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 13  NW 13  NW 12  NW 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........15     15     15     15     43     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     52     48     44     39     38
RH..............41     54     63     70     85     85
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 10   NW 10  NW 10  NW 9   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)7000   6300   4700   4700   700    700
MIX HGT (M-AGL).2130   1920   1430   1430   210    210
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 26  NW 23  NW 26  NW 26  NW 16  NW 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 12  NW 10  NW 12  NW 12  NW 7   NW 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........43     3      3      3      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     39     47     55     60     60
RH..............85     73     51     37     31     32
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 6   NW 7   NW 9   NW 8   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     15     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)700    600    5900   5900   6200   6200
MIX HGT (M-AGL).210    180    1800   1800   1890   1890
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 16  NW 16  NW 28  NW 28  NW 25  NW 23
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 7   NW 7   NW 13  NW 13  NW 11  NW 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

$$

NOTE:
1) HIGHEST GUST POSSIBLE WILL BE 25 MPH.
2) WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOW TO AROUND 6 MPH BUT SHOULD NOT GO CALM.
3) FOG IS NOT EXPECTED
4) C-BRZ IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY
5) LOWEST POSSIBLE RH LEVEL WOULD BE 32% BETWEEN 3PM AND 4PM

FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090406.CPTG1.01/LIX