FNUS74 KLIX 141219 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-16 E...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 719 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP A PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS MAY BECOME WEAKER AROUND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH BECOMES STATIONED OVER THE AREA. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........20 20 19 19 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 75 77 78 78 RH..............65 50 47 43 43 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)200 3300 6000 6000 4600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).60 1010 1830 1830 1400 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 8 E 20 E 22 E 22 SE 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 E 9 E 10 E 10 SE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 9 8 8 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 70 65 63 61 60 RH..............45 57 68 75 78 78 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 6 SE 5 E 3 E 3 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4600 1300 400 400 300 200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1400 400 120 120 90 60 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 22 SE 13 SE 6 SE 6 E 5 NE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 6 SE 3 SE 3 E 2 NE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 5 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 74 77 78 78 RH..............80 72 51 43 40 42 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 6 E 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)200 300 3300 3300 5600 4700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).60 90 1010 1010 1710 1430 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 6 NE 8 E 21 E 21 SE 22 SE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 4 E 9 E 9 SE 10 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 REMARKS... MAIN CONCERNS...THERE WILL BE AN EAST-NORTHEAST COMPONENT TO THE WIND...GENERALLY FROM ABOUT 070 DEGREES...THROUGH LATE MORNING...AROUND 11 AM. BY NOON OR EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE FROM ABOUT 130 DEGREES. 1.POTENTIAL FOR FOG OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING IS LOW...BUT NOT ZERO. 2.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GO CALM BY ABOUT 9 PM IN MOST OF THE AREA. A LIGHT NORTHERLY DRAINAGE FLOW IS POSSIBLE AFTER ABOUT 1 AM. 3.MINIMUM HUMIDITIES MAY FALL AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 PERCENT TODAY. ONCE THE SOUTHEAST WINDS KICK IN HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT. 4.WINDS WILL BE COMING OFF THE GULF BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH MORE GUSTINESS AT THAT TIME...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.CPTO1.01/LIX