FNUS74 KLIX 201150 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-12-15N...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 650 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA TODAY WILL CAUSE WINDS TO PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE EASTERN GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE DELMARVA REGION GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AND SLOWLY BECOMING MORE EAST NORTHEAST BY TOMORROW. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND THIS WILL HELP THE RH FROM BOTTOMING OUT BELOW 30%. ALSO WITH MOISTURE AND CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE YOU COULD SEE A LIGHT SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL YOU REALLY SHOULDNT HAVE TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF PROBLEMS. FOG WILL NOT DEVELOP. THE WINDS WILL NOT GO CALM TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN LAST NIGHT. THERE IS NO CHANCE OF GETTING ANY SOUTHERN COMPONENT TO THE WIND THROUGH TOMORROW. RH SHOULD REMAIN WELL ABOVE 28% TODAY. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH BUT WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 20-25MPH TODAY AND TOMORROW. YOU WILL NOT SEE A SOUTHEAST WIND BUT WINDS COULD COME CLOSE TO DUE EAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT THEY WILL LIKELY STILL HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A NORTHERN COMPONENT(COMING OUT OF 70-80 DEGREES). .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 55 60 60 63 58 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 57 68 78 81 80 RH..............65 60 54 43 38 41 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 10 NE 14 NE 11 NE 10 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 25 25 30 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)300 800 2700 2700 5200 5500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).90 240 820 820 1580 1680 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 9 NE 17 NE 22 NE 22 E 29 E 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 NE 8 NE 10 NE 10 E 13 E 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 53 61 61 70 67 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............78 72 67 67 67 67 RH..............54 68 81 84 84 84 20 FT WIND......E 13 E 11 NE 9 NE 8 NE 8 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 20 20 15 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5500 4600 400 400 1200 1200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1680 1400 120 120 370 370 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 26 NE 23 NE 14 NE 14 NE 21 NE 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 12 NE 10 NE 6 NE 6 NE 9 NE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 63 65 65 67 79 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 70 77 80 82 81 RH..............78 76 64 62 58 60 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 E 10 E 11 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 30 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1200 2600 4300 4300 4900 5600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).370 790 1310 1310 1490 1710 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 18 E 24 E 22 E 22 E 20 E 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 8 E 11 E 10 E 10 E 9 E 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090520.CPTG1.01/LIX