FNUS74 KLIX 061248 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-07 HAMILTON...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 748 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS ACROSS THE AREA AS SURFACE HIGH TO THE EAST CONTINUES TO IMPACT LOCAL WEATHER. MIN RH/S WILL LIKELY NOT FALL MUCH BELOW 60 PCT. SE WINDS AROUND THIS HIGH WILL ALSO REMAIN ONGOING AND GRADUALLY BEGIN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE BOUNDARY SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE CWA BY AROUND NOON THURSDAY. HIGHS WILL FALL ABOUT 5 DEGREES ALONG THE COAST AND 10 DEGREES FURTHER INLAND FROM CURRENT TRENDS. MUCH DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR RH/S TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S BY FRIDAY AFTN. NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RETURN TO GULF FLOW MID WEEKEND. .QUESTIONS... 1. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TONIGHT AS CURRENT MEANING PATCHY LIGHT FOG TO HAZY CONDITIONS WITH VIS AROUND 5SM. MAY BE SLIGHTLY BETTER AS WINDS SHOULD BE A FEW MPH STRONGER AS OPPOSED TO CALM. 2. NOT THINKING CALM CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR BUT LIGHT. SHOULD BE IN THE 3-6 MPH RANGE. 3. THERE IS NO CHANCE RH WILL DROP BELOW 28 PCT TODAY OR TOMORROW. SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 50 TO LOWER 60S. 4. WINDS MAY START OFF THIS MORNING AT A MORE DUE EAST DIRECTION BEFORE SHIFTING TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. LOOKS LIKE THIS SHIFT WILL OCCUR FAIRLY CLOSE TO START TIME OF 1000. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 24 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 73 76 75 RH..............76 62 56 60 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SSE 11 SSE 12 SSE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 18 19 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1700 1700 2400 2400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).520 520 730 730 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 14 S 20 S 20 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....61. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 29 29 29 49 49 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............74 69 63 62 61 61 RH..............66 78 97 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2400 1200 900 900 800 1200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).730 370 270 270 240 370 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 15 SE 14 SE 12 SE 12 SE 13 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 49 49 49 66 66 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 64 71 74 76 75 RH..............100 93 71 62 58 62 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 4 SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1200 1400 3500 3500 4000 3700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).370 430 1070 1070 1220 1130 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 16 S 18 S 24 S 24 S 23 S 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 8 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100406.CPTO0.01/LIX