FNUS74 KLIX 191142 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-12-15N...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 642 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE SETTING UP OVER THE PIEDMONT REGION AND A DEVELOPING SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF DRY AIR AND BREEZY TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. MOISTURE MAY START TO INCREASE FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE GULF. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE QUITE LOW TODAY POSSIBLY FLIRTING WITH THE 25% FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. THE DRY AIR WILL KEEP FOG FROM DEVELOPING THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS. AS FOR YOUR MAIN CONCERNS...FOG WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE AGAIN TONIGHT...THANKS TO THE DRY AIR. WINDS SHOULD NOT GO CALM FOR ANY CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME BUT AGAIN I COULD SEE THEM DROPPING TO 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND STILL OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. THERE IS NO CHANCE OF GETTING A SOUTHERLY WIND THROUGH PROBABLY THE REST OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE SEEING MIN RH VALUES BELOW 30% POSSIBLY DOWN TO 25% AT SOME POINT BUT THAT SHOULD ONLY BE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO(2-4PM). THE MIN RH SHOULD REMAIN WELL ABOVE 28% TOMORROW. 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 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 60 71 75 78 78 RH..............85 66 41 32 29 29 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 10 NE 14 NE 11 NE 11 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1100 1300 3700 3700 4700 5300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).340 400 1130 1130 1430 1620 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 14 NE 17 NE 23 NE 23 NE 23 NE 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 6 NE 8 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 12 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 5 13 22 30 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 68 61 58 55 53 RH..............39 58 78 86 91 95 20 FT WIND......NE 11 NE 9 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5300 3200 800 800 600 800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1620 980 240 240 180 240 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 26 NE 24 NE 15 NE 15 NE 15 NE 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 12 NE 11 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 50 51 51 63 58 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 59 68 78 81 80 RH..............96 83 70 58 54 56 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 8 NE 12 NE 12 NE 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)800 1400 2700 2700 5000 6500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).240 430 820 820 1520 1980 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 16 NE 20 NE 23 NE 23 NE 25 NE 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 7 NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 11 NE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090519.CPTG1.01/LIX