FNUS74 KLIX 071243 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-10 S...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 743 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY WILL VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY EXCEPT FOR STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AS THE RESULT OF THIS GULF FLOW. EXPECT MIN RH/S NEAR 60 PCT. PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND COASTAL MS TONIGHT. THE DURATION WILL BE MUCH SHORTER IN SWRN MS AS TSRA WILL BEGIN SOONER THERE. COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE GULF COAST AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TRACKS FROM NORTHWEST TO TO NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. .QUESTIONS... 1. FOG POTENTIAL IS FAIRLY LOW BUT PATCHY LIGHT WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL SUNRISE. 2. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT BUT SHOULD NOT DROP MUCH BELOW 5 MPH. 3. RH WILL NOT DROP BELOW 28 TODAY OR TOMORROW. 4. SEABREEZE/ONSHORE WINDS ARE FORECAST. ONLY SOMEWHAT ABRUPT INCREASE MAY OCCUR AT AROUND 10AM AND COULD BE A 3-5 MPH INCREASE. 5. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 51 66 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 73 75 75 RH..............78 68 64 66 20 FT WIND......SSE 6 S 8 S 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2600 2600 3500 2900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).790 790 1070 880 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 23 S 23 S 21 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 10 S 10 S 9 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 86 86 86 96 96 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 69 66 66 65 65 RH..............76 84 97 97 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 S 5 S 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2900 1500 1000 1000 900 900 MIX HGT (M-AGL).880 460 300 300 270 270 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 17 S 14 S 16 S 16 S 13 SW 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 SW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 30 60 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........96 100 100 100 70 70 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 68 71 69 70 70 RH..............100 90 71 66 59 59 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 5 NW 5 N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)900 1500 2400 2400 3500 2300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).270 460 730 730 1070 700 TRAN WIND (MPH).SW 13 W 17 W 17 W 17 NW 12 N 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 W 8 W 8 W 8 NW 5 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 70 70 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.CPTO1.01/LIX