FNUS74 KLIX 021232 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPTS O-10S---O-7...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 732 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING GULF AIR INTO THE AREA. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO STRONGER WINDS TODAY COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS...WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH POSSIBLE. REGARDING YOUR QUESTIONS... 1. FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT DENSE FOG FROM OCCURRING...BUT VISIBILITY STILL MAY BE REDUCED TO AROUND 2 MILES. 2. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CALM COMPLETELY TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING. 3. WINDS ARE ALREADY FORECAST TO BE SOUTHERLY AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO A SEA BREEZE WOULD HAVE LITTLE EFFECT OTHER THAN PERHAPS INCREASING THE FREQUENCY OF GUSTS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 35 35 30 39 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 61 71 74 73 RH..............100 81 59 57 64 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)400 1500 1500 2500 2700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).120 460 460 760 820 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 14 S 20 S 20 S 23 S 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 45 55 55 71 71 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 66 61 61 61 61 RH..............68 84 100 97 97 97 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2700 1700 1000 1000 800 900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).820 520 300 300 240 270 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 23 S 22 S 23 S 23 S 20 S 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 75 75 75 69 69 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............62 63 68 72 74 73 RH..............93 93 81 76 71 68 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)900 800 1600 1600 2400 2700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).270 240 490 490 730 820 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 18 S 17 S 17 S 17 SW 15 S 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 SW 7 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.CPTSO.01/LIX