FNUS74 KLIX 181158 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-12...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 658 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIR HAS INFILTRATED INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT BEHIND YESTERDAYS COLD FRONT. TODAY THE DRIER IS A BIT OF A CONCERN BUT WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO ONLY GET INTO THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 MIN RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE 25%. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY ALL DAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 13-16 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 25-30MPH OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST ALL DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO WILL PUT THE AREA CLOSE TO RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA BUT WE SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE. THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE TOMORROW AS WE WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER AND A TAD DRIER. WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN ON THE BREEZY SIDE. AS FOR YOUR MAIN CONCERNS...FOG SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE TONIGHT...THANKS TO THE DRY AIR. WE DONT EXPECT THE WINDS TO GO CALM NECESSARILY BUT I COULD SEE THEM POSSIBLY DROP TO 4-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT STILL OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. THERE IS ZERO CHANCE OF GETTING A SOUTHERLY WIND IN THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. EVEN THOUGH IN THE TABLE BELOW I NEVER SHOW THE RH GETTING BELOW 31% TODAY...I FEEL THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE MIN RH AT SOME POINT COULD DROP TO 28% BUT IT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 25%. IF IT DROPS TO OR BELOW 28% IT WOULD BE FOR ONLY AN HOUR OR TWO(2-4PM). THE MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH TODAY AND TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 10 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 64 75 77 79 79 RH..............83 65 40 37 31 35 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 12 NE 14 NE 10 NE 10 NE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 25 20 25 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1400 1400 3100 3100 5000 6000 MIX HGT (M-AGL).430 430 940 940 1520 1830 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 22 N 22 NE 21 NE 21 NE 22 NE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 10 N 10 NE 9 NE 9 NE 10 NE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 71 63 61 56 53 RH..............40 51 67 70 77 83 20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 7 N 5 NE 5 NE 5 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)6000 3900 800 800 300 500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1830 1190 240 240 90 150 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 20 NE 20 NE 16 NE 16 NE 14 NE 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 9 NE 9 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 62 74 76 78 78 RH..............77 58 38 32 29 31 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 7 NE 11 NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)500 500 4200 4200 5100 5500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).150 150 1280 1280 1550 1680 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 15 NE 17 NE 24 NE 24 NE 23 NE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 7 NE 8 NE 11 NE 11 NE 10 NE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090518.CPTG1.01/LIX