FNUS74 KLIX 131238 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-16 E...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 738 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER THE REGION AND THIS WILL KEEP A PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW WHICH WILL KEEP THE HIGHER GULF MOISTURE JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA AND DRIER CONTINENTAL AIR REMAINING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LEADING TO MIN RH'S FALLING TO NEAR 30%. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT MAY SIT RIGHT OVER THE AREA WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY LIGHT WINDS WITH TRANSPORT WINDS VERY CLOSE TO THE CRITICAL 3 M/S. NEXT SYSTEM MAY APPROACH THE . .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........80 80 61 52 52 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 63 73 78 79 78 RH..............74 60 40 32 30 34 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 8 E 10 E 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1700 1700 4700 5500 5500 5400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).520 520 1430 1680 1680 1650 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 9 NE 9 E 18 E 21 E 21 E 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 4 E 8 E 9 E 9 E 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 46 39 39 30 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 69 62 60 58 57 RH..............39 53 67 69 72 75 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 5 SE 3 CALM CALM CALM 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5400 1800 800 800 700 300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1650 550 240 240 210 90 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 17 SE 15 E 6 E 6 NE 6 NE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 8 SE 7 E 3 E 3 NE 3 NE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 7 17 17 19 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 61 73 76 78 78 RH..............75 67 51 46 40 37 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 9 E 10 E 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)300 2100 4700 4700 4900 5100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).90 640 1430 1430 1490 1550 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 7 NE 8 E 21 E 21 E 21 E 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 4 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 && 1. LIGHT FOG IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BUT IF THE DRIER CONTINENTAL AIR HOLDS STRONG AGAIN TONIGHT THEN LOOK FOR NO FOG ONCE AGAIN. 2.LIKE THE OTHER SITE WINDS WILL LIKELY GO CALM AGAIN LATE TONIGHT HERE AS WELL. 3. RH'S MAY FALL CLOSE TO 28% BUT SHOULD NOT FALL BELOW 28% FOR ANY DURATION TODAY. RH'S SHOULD BE A GOOD BIT HIGHER AS BETTER MOISTURE SHOULD FINALLY BE ABLE TO WORK INTO THE AREA. 4. NO SEABREEZE REALLY EXPECTED. WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM EASTERLY TO EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY AND MAYBE EVEN SOUTHEAST BUT OVERALL THE WIND DIRECTION SHOULD NOT BE ANY GREATER THAN 130 DEGREES. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.CPTO1.01/LIX