FNUS74 KLIX 131231 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-10...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 731 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. REMARKS...ONLY PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL PRIMARILY BE IN THE MORE FAVORED LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND MAY BECOME CALM FOR A FEW HOURS. A LAND BREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED. A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TODAY AND IT SHOULD MOVE WELL INLAND. THE WIND WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AND WILL INCREASE IN SPEED LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS WILL BE AROUND 15 KNOTS. THE CHANCE OF A SOUTHWEST WIND OCCURRING IS SMALL. WINDS WILL LIKELY ONLY BE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST TODAY UNLESS A THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY AFFECTS THE WIND DIRECTION. THERE IS ABOUT A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA TODAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ENHANCED BY THE SEA BREEZE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 40 30 26 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............78 83 85 84 RH..............71 63 61 63 20 FT WIND......E 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3500 3500 5400 4800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1070 1070 1650 1460 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 18 SE 18 SE 17 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........26 23 18 18 14 20 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 78 73 72 71 71 RH..............65 74 84 84 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 E 5 E 5 SE 4 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4800 4200 3600 3600 3000 2400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1460 1280 1100 1100 910 730 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 14 SE 13 SE 17 SE 17 SE 23 SE 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 24 29 29 32 30 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 75 81 83 84 84 RH..............87 79 65 61 61 61 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2400 1800 3700 3700 5500 4900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).730 550 1130 1130 1680 1490 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 23 SE 20 SE 15 SE 15 SE 10 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 4 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090513.CPTG1.01/LIX