FNUS74 KLIX 301601 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-07...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1101 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN. THE LACK OF RAINFALL TODAY SHOULD DECREASE THE CHANCES OF DENSE FOG BUT SHOULD HAVE PATCHY FOG ALONG SOUTHERN AND COASTAL MS. FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WITH STRONGER WINDS FRIDAY THAN TODAY. RAIN/TSTM POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE THURS AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. REGARDING QUESTIONS... 1 - FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITIES OF 2 TO 3 MILES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FOG. 2 - WINDS WILL DROP OFF QUICKLY FOLLOWING SUNSET. EXPECT AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF CALM WINDS NEAR DAYBREAK. WITH THIS SET UP...SMOKE DRAINAGE TO THE SOUTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND WILL BE ENHANCED BY YOUR LOCATION ON THE DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF THE RIVER. 3 - WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...EVEN IF A SEA BREEZE DID DEVELOP... THERE WOULD BE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. 4 - NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...BUT A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........31 45 45 45 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............78 81 82 81 RH..............64 58 56 60 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4900 6300 6300 4400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1490 1920 1920 1340 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 18 S 18 S 18 S 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 73 73 73 64 64 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 75 73 72 69 66 RH..............64 74 79 80 87 92 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 CALM 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4400 1800 700 700 900 1400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1340 550 210 210 270 430 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 18 S 15 S 10 S 10 S 14 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 7 S 4 S 4 S 6 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 56 56 56 48 48 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 72 78 81 82 81 RH..............99 79 67 60 58 63 20 FT WIND......CALM S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1400 1400 4200 4200 4700 3800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).430 430 1280 1280 1430 1160 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 16 S 8 S 14 S 14 S 15 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 4 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090430.CPTG0.02/LIX