FNUS74 KLIX 231411
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-16...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
911 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...VERY SHALLOW SURFACE BASED INVERSION LESS THAN 300 FT DEEP ALLOWED
FOR SOME FOG DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE CASE AGAIN TONIGHT
BUT PERHAPS OF LESSER EXTENT AS COLUMN WINDS BECOME DEEPER SOUTHERLY.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........10     10     5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     80     82     82
RH..............76     51     41     43
20 FT WIND......SW 5   S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4000   4000   4900   4300
MIX HGT (M-AGL).1220   1220   1490   1310
TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 15  SW 15  SW 14  S 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7   SW 7   SW 6   S 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).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

.REMARKS...

FOG DEVELOPMENT...PATCHY LIGHT THIN GROUND FOG MAINLY BELOW CANOPY LEVELS
DEVELOPING AFTER 5 AM...BURNING OFF AROUND 830 AM.

THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED NEXT 24 HOURS.

GULF BREEZE...LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SLIGHTLY ENHANCED
AFTER 1030 AM DUE TO GULF BREEZE INDUCTION. PREVAILING WINDS SHOULD REMAIN
SOUTHERLY THROUGH FRIDAY.

CALM WINDS...WINDS BELOW BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD FALL BELOW 5 MPH MAINLY AFTER 9
PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.CPTG1.01/LIX

24/RR