FNUS74 KLIX 311228 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-11 SE...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 728 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN SOUTHERLY WINDS GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS. WITH THE ONSET OF SOUTHERLY WINDS...MOISTURE WILL BEGIN A GRADUAL RETURN. CONCERNING YOUR QUESTIONS... 1. PATCHY LIGHT FOG CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO ABOUT 3 MILES DUE TO FOG IN SOME PLACES. 2. WINDS WILL LIKELY CALM TONIGHT SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN CALM UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE. 3. SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT...AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT FROM THE SURFACE UP TO ABOUT 600 FT. 4. WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...MOISTURE SHOULD BEGIN A SLOW INCREASE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULDN/T DROP MUCH LOWER THAN ABOUT 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. 5. FORECAST TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A SEA BREEZE MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 64 70 73 73 RH..............80 58 47 41 41 20 FT WIND......W 2 S 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)400 2100 2100 3800 3800 MIX HGT (M-AGL).120 640 640 1160 1160 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 S 10 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 S 4 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).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..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............72 62 58 54 51 49 RH..............44 65 75 80 83 89 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 2 S 2 CALM CALM CALM 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3800 1800 900 900 700 600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1160 550 270 270 210 180 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 1 1 1 1 6 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 51 65 71 74 74 RH..............93 89 60 47 41 43 20 FT WIND......CALM S 2 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)600 500 2000 2000 3400 3400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).180 150 610 610 1040 1040 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.CPTG1.01/LIX