FNUS74 KLIX 221256 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSSLER L...BIG BRANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 756 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. THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PATCHY LIGHT FOG LATE TONIGHT. 2. CONSISTENT SOUTH WINDS WITH LITTLE VARIABILITY IN DIRECTION EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS 15-18 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 26 26 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 80 80 79 RH..............59 45 45 50 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)3300 4500 4500 5200 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1010 1370 1370 1580 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 12 S 14 S 14 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 39 49 49 60 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 72 66 65 65 65 RH..............52 68 87 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......S 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5200 4200 1700 1700 1000 700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1580 1280 520 520 300 210 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 14 S 14 S 16 S 16 S 13 SE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 70 65 65 69 70 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 67 74 78 80 79 RH..............84 87 74 67 67 69 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)700 900 2500 2500 3700 3300 MIX HGT (M-AGL).210 270 760 760 1130 1010 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 13 SE 14 S 20 S 20 S 18 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 S 9 S 9 S 8 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...DAVID DEMEYERE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.MOSSL.01/LIX