FNUS74 KLIX 141229 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-07 HAMILTON...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 729 AM CDT THU MAY 14 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. A NORTH WIND BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY PERSIST MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .REMARKS... 1. WHAT IS THE FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING PLEASE NOTE THAT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PATCHY FOG WAS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, AND FOG WAS REPORTED AT KPQL, BUT NOT AT KBIX. NO FOG OBSERVED AT CPT G-10 DURING 4AM SMOKE PATROL. A BETTER CHANCE OF FOG IS POSSIBLE AT CPT G-10 WITH DEVELOPMENT AROUND 3 AM. DENSE FOG IS NOT LIKELY. 2. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WIND GOING CALM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING IS THERE A CHANCE THAT A DRAINAGE WIND OR LANDBREEZE MAY CAUSE SMOKE TO DRIFT SOUTH TOWARDS I-10 TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING IT IS VERY LIKELY WINDS WILL BECOME CALM BY 10 AM THIS EVENING AND A DRAINAGE WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST IS POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. IF YOUR SITE IS EXPOSED...WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL BE AROUND 1 TO 3 KNOTS STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT. A LIGHT LANDBREEZE COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST BUT MAY NOT FULLY DEVELOP INLAND. 3. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF A SEABREEZE DEVELOPING TODAY, AND IF SO, HOW WOULD IT AFFECT WIND DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED HOW FAR INLAND WILL IT REACH WITH A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. A SMALL SCALE SUCH AS A SEABREEZE WILL LIKELY BE OVERTAKEN BY LARGE SCALE FEATURE IN PLACE. SEABREEZE THAT DO DEVELOP WILL PUSH WELL NORTH OF YOUR SITE DUE TO THE HIGH. CUMULUS FIELD MAY DEVELOP OVER YOUR SITE...BUT CLOUD FIELD WILL LIKELY PUSH NORTH DUE TO THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN. 4. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM GUSTY WINDSPEED WE SHOULD EXPECT TODAY A MAX WIND GUSTS UP TO 18 KNOTS CAN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 5. PLEASE INCLUDE A REMARK ON THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHTNING STRIKES AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WILL SEABREEZE INCREASE THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING LIGHTNING STRIKE PROBABILITY REMAINS LOW AS ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF YOUR SITE. 6. ALLOWABLE WIND DIRECTIONS FOR THIS UNIT ARE NE/E/SE/S. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WIND DIRECTION WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THIS WINDOW ANY TIME TODAY, TONIGHT, OR TOMORROW MORNING. SOUTHEAST WILL BE PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION THROUGH FRIDAY. OCCASIONAL EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND DIRECTION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 53 44 44 55 55 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 74 81 84 85 85 RH..............90 84 65 57 55 57 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1900 2700 4200 4200 5500 5100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).580 820 1280 1280 1680 1550 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 22 SE 20 SE 14 SE 14 S 9 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 9 SE 6 SE 6 S 4 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 55 42 42 59 58 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 80 76 74 72 70 RH..............63 72 82 84 90 97 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5100 4100 2900 2900 1900 1600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1550 1250 880 880 580 490 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 6 SE 6 SE 10 SE 10 SE 15 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 7 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........58 56 72 72 72 68 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 74 80 82 83 83 RH..............97 87 72 67 67 70 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1600 2900 4400 4400 5500 5300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).490 880 1340 1340 1680 1620 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 14 SE 12 SE 9 SE 9 SE 7 S 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 S 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090514.CPTO0.01/LIX