FNUS74 KLIX 221302 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-13-18...SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 802 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL SHIFT EAST TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS LOW WILL MOVE EAST WHILE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE FORMS AND MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ARKLATEX AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FEATURE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .REMARKS... 1. FOG LATE TONIGHT WILL BE NO WORSE THAN THIS MORNING...PATCHY AND LIGHT. 2. WINDS TONIGHT WILL DECREASE TO 2 TO 3 MPH...BUT SHOULD REMAIN CONSISTENT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. 3. THERE IS NO CHANCE OF RH FALLING BELOW 28 PERCENT. 4. SEABREEZE WILL KICK IN LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE WIND DIRECTION TO SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WITH SPEEDS RISING TO NEAR 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 76 79 78 RH..............76 58 52 54 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3700 3700 4000 3400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1130 1130 1220 1040 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 9 S 9 S 14 S 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 6 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 37 44 44 51 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 70 64 63 63 63 RH..............56 71 90 90 87 90 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3400 1400 700 700 700 500 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1040 430 210 210 210 150 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 15 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 13 S 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 57 57 57 67 69 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............64 65 72 77 79 78 RH..............87 87 76 69 64 67 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 6 SE 9 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)500 700 2100 2100 2700 2300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).150 210 640 640 820 700 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 10 SE 12 SE 16 SE 16 S 18 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 5 SE 7 SE 7 S 8 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.CPTG1.01/LIX