FNUS74 KLIX 131229 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-07 HAMILTON...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 729 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......SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3600 3600 5600 5000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1100 1100 1710 1520 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 19 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 78 74 72 71 71 RH..............65 76 82 84 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 E 5 SE 4 SE 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5000 4400 3700 3700 3100 2500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1520 1340 1130 1130 940 760 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 (%).........19 23 29 29 32 29 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 76 82 84 85 85 RH..............87 76 63 59 57 59 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2500 1800 3700 3700 5600 4900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).760 550 1130 1130 1710 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.CPTO0.01/LIX