FNUS74 KLIX 221213 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-17 CONTINUATION...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 713 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL PUSH EAST TO THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH PUSHES FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO THE ATLANTIC. .REMARKS... 1. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF RH DROPPING BELOW 28, AND IF SO, FOR WHAT DURATION DEWPOINT READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 50F RANGE TODAY. IF HIGHS CLIMG INTO THE MID 80S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD POSSIBLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20 PERCENTILE RANGE FOR AN HOUR. THIS POSSIBILITY IS SLIM. 2. WHAT IS THE FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PATCHY FOG AND LIGHT DEW FORMATION ON ELEVATED OBJECTS THURSDAY MORNING. DRYING WILL BE COMPLETE BY 8 AM. 3. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WIND GOING CALM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 4. PLEASE INCLUDE A REMARK ON THE ISSUES RAISED IN THIS MORNINGS AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION, REGARDING THE CHANCES FOR STORMS ALONG THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE BEST DYNAMICS HAVE PULLED TO THE EAST AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS ALMOST DISSIPATED. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN PLACE FOR A SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUD FIELD AND POSSIBLE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. HENCE...RAIN CHANCES FOR TODAY ARE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 PERCENT...VERY SLIM. 5. WILL THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY CAUSE INCREASED VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTIONS TODAY. SOME VARIABILITY MAY EXISTED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE SURFACE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST OVER THE EAST GULF. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. 6. WIND GUSTS OVER 20MPH YESTERDAY WERE NOT FORECASTED...ANY CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING AGAIN TODAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 5 8 8 33 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 58 70 77 80 79 RH..............80 75 51 43 42 45 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 SE 4 S 5 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 11 19 19 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)500 2400 5300 5300 7600 6600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).150 730 1620 1620 2320 2010 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 3 W 10 W 9 W 9 SW 10 SW 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 1 W 4 W 4 W 4 SW 4 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 13 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 71 64 62 61 61 RH..............50 61 81 90 93 93 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)6600 4300 1900 1900 400 300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).2010 1310 580 580 120 90 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 16 SW 22 SW 22 SW 22 SW 21 SW 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 14 10 10 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 64 74 78 80 80 RH..............93 84 57 50 47 49 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)300 1600 3600 3600 5100 4500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).90 490 1100 1100 1550 1370 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 20 SW 17 SW 15 SW 15 SW 14 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.CPTO1.01/LIX