FNUS74 KLIX 151245 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-13...SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 745 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF SOUTH WILL WEAKEN AND NUDGE EAST FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH DRIER CONDITIONS RETURNING TO THE FORECAST AREA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 77 79 79 RH..............57 45 41 41 20 FT WIND......E 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3600 3600 4800 4600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1100 1100 1460 1400 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 21 SE 21 SE 24 SE 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 9 SE 11 SE 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 15 16 16 18 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 70 63 61 58 57 RH..............43 57 72 75 80 83 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 4 E 4 E 4 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)4600 1300 300 300 200 200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1400 400 90 90 60 60 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 22 SE 10 E 3 E 3 NE 5 NE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 4 E 1 E 1 NE 2 NE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 23 24 24 27 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 60 71 75 77 77 RH..............86 78 53 46 43 42 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)200 200 4600 4600 5200 4500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).60 60 1400 1400 1580 1370 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 6 NE 7 E 16 E 16 E 14 SE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 3 E 7 E 7 E 6 SE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .REMARKS... FOG POTENTIAL...IT APPEARS FOG SHOULD BE LIMITED TO SHALLOW GROUND FOG IN LOW LYING DRAINAGE AREAS AROUND DAYBREAK...BURNING OFF BY 830 AM. CALM WINDS...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO ENTIRELY CALM...PROBABLY A STIR AROUND 4 MPH OVERNIGHT DUE TO EASTERLY GRADIENT TIGHTENING SOMEWHAT. MINIMUM RH...RH LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 28 PERCENT ALL DAY TODAY AND FRIDAY. SEA BREEZE...A STEADY TURNING OF THE WIND FROM EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE SURFACE THOUGH TRANSPORT LAYER WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. NO WIND SPEED AUGMENTATION IS EXPECTED DUE TO SEA BREEZE THOUGH GENERAL GUSTINESS TODAY WILL BE ATTRIBUTED TO TIGHTENING OF THE EASTERLY GRADIENT. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.CPTG1.01/LIX