FNUS74 KLIX 201429 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-03...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 929 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE WEST GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING ALLOWING WINDS TO REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY BECOME MORE WESTERLY OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WORK EAST WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WEDNESDAY AND THEN SOUTHEAST FLOW REDEVELOPING OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........38 33 30 30 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 72 72 74 74 RH..............54 44 42 40 41 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2700 4300 5200 5200 5000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).820 1310 1580 1580 1520 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 17 NW 15 NW 13 NW 13 NW 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 19 11 11 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 66 60 58 54 51 RH..............43 52 58 57 61 68 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 N 3 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5000 4000 2400 2400 500 400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1520 1220 730 730 150 120 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 16 NW 18 NW 16 NW 16 N 14 NW 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 N 6 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 (%).........8 9 32 32 43 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 53 66 72 75 75 RH..............74 66 42 37 36 38 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 4 W 5 W 6 W 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)400 2900 5000 5000 6400 6200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).120 880 1520 1520 1950 1890 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 15 W 18 W 22 W 22 W 24 W 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 7 W 8 W 10 W 10 W 11 W 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .REMARKS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO OUR WEST CAUSING WINDS TO REMAIN OUT OF THE NW THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW DRIER AIR TO INFILTRATE INTO THE REGION BUT RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN WELL ABOVE 28%. MAX WIND GUSTS TODAY SHOULD ONLY APPROACH 20-22 MPH WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH. AS FOR WINDS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THEY SHOULD REALLY NEVER GO COMPLETELY CALM BUT OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL LIKELY RANGE AROUND 5-7 MPH AND OUT OF THE WEST. MAX TEMPS SHOULD APPROACH THE MID 70S AND THIS WILL ALLOW MIXING HEIGHTS TO APPROACH 5500-6K FT. AT THIS TIME I ONLY EXPECT LIGHT PATCHY FOG MAINLY DUE TO THE DRY AIR OVER THE REGION AND LACK OF RAIN OVER YOUR AREA THIS WEEKEND. A SEABREEZE SHOULD NOT DEVELOP TODAY. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090420.CPTG0.02/LIX