FNUS74 KLIX 072049 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-10 S...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 349 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM DUE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...WITH A SWITCH TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATER IN THE MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT PULLS THROUGH THE AREA. THERE IS NO CHANCE OF FOG FOR TONIGHT DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS...BUT LOW CLOUD COVER SHOULD DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING. THESE LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST INTO TOMORROW MORNING. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 84 84 84 96 96 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 70 69 68 67 66 RH..............76 84 97 97 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2900 1300 900 900 1100 1200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).880 400 270 270 340 370 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 17 S 18 S 13 S 13 S 14 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 8 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 30 60 .THURSDAY... 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............65 66 69 71 71 69 RH..............100 90 71 66 59 59 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 8 W 8 NW 7 N 6 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1200 1900 2900 2900 3600 2400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).370 580 880 880 1100 730 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13 SW 22 W 21 W 21 N 14 N 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 SW 10 W 9 W 9 N 6 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 70 70 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.CPTO1.02/LIX