FNUS74 KLIX 231255 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-02...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 755 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EAST AND PRODUCE A SOUTH FLOW OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE INCREASING STEADILY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .REMARKS... 1. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF RH DROPPING BELOW 28, AND IF SO, FOR WHAT DURATION MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 28 PERCENT TODAY. 2. WHAT IS THE FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING PLEASE NOTE THAT FOG WAS REPORTED THIS MORNING IN NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT TRENT LOTT AIRPORT. GOES-EAST NIGHTTIME FOG IMAGERY LOOP - CONUS SHOWS FOG AND/OR LOW CLOUDS MOVING INTO UPPER COASTAL COUNTIES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SHALLOW PATCHY GROUND FOG AND LIGHT DEW FORMING ON ELEVATED OBJECTS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING. DRYING AND BURNOFF WILL OCCUR AROUND 8 AM. 3. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WIND GOING CALM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 3 KNOTS AND AT TIMES WINDS MAY BECOME CALM BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING. 4. ALLOWABLE WIND DIRECTIONS ARE SW, W, AND NW. NEED TO KNOW IF SURFACE OR TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THIS WINDOW ANY TIME TODAY, TONIGHT, OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION WILL START OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...A SOUTH TRANSPORT WIND IS EXPECTED. 5. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF A SEABREEZE DEVELOPING TODAY, AND IF SO, HOW WOULD IT AFFECT WIND DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED SEABREEZE MAY DEVELOP BUT SOUTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER YOUR AREA BY 10 AM THIS MORNING. THIS IS DUE TO THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN IN PLACE. 6. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NONE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........25 25 10 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 69 78 82 82 82 RH..............100 90 60 43 43 44 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2400 2400 4000 4900 4900 4300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).730 730 1220 1490 1490 1310 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 16 SW 16 SW 15 SW 14 SW 14 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........5 5 8 8 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 75 70 67 65 64 RH..............47 60 73 78 84 84 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4300 3000 1500 1500 500 300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1310 910 460 460 150 90 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 14 S 14 S 16 S 16 S 18 S 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 12 12 12 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 67 76 79 80 80 RH..............84 78 62 56 54 54 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)300 1500 3400 3400 4900 4500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).90 460 1040 1040 1490 1370 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 20 S 22 S 23 S 23 S 24 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 11 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.CPTG0.01/LIX