FNUS74 KLIX 162041 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT K...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 341 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ANOTHER INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. AS THE INVERSION STRENGTHENS...AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO FORM. THE FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL TURN NEARLY CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE INVERSION SHOULD QUICKLY BREAK AFTER SUNRISE...WITH THE FOG CLEARING BY 8 AM. LIGHT BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS OUT OF THE EAST WILL ALSO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY MID-MORNING. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........28 28 24 25 25 36 44 WEATHER COV..... AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............78 77 70 64 62 60 57 RH..............54 56 61 75 81 87 96 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 SE 2 SE 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5100 5100 4400 3700 3700 3000 2300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1550 1550 1340 1130 1130 910 700 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 14 SE 14 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 E 8 E 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 E 4 E 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 43 48 48 53 57 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 59 70 76 79 78 RH..............96 87 57 46 42 43 20 FT WIND......SE 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2300 1600 4100 4100 6500 5600 MIX HGT (M-AGL).700 490 1250 1250 1980 1710 TRAN WIND (MPH).E 6 E 6 E 9 E 9 E 12 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 E 3 E 4 E 4 E 5 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...CHRIS LE ROUGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.UNITK.03/LIX