FNUS74 KLIX 231259 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-08...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 759 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...APPROACHING STRONG STORM SYSTEM FROM THE WEST WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND RAINFALL COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. DRIER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE DAY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .REMARKS... 1. WINDS WILL BE FROM YOUR PREFERRED DIRECTIONS TODAY AND RANGING FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. 2. OUTFLOW AND PREFRONTAL THUNDERSTORMS AND WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 3. NO FOG WILL OCCUR TONIGHT UNLESS IT IS REPORTED MIXED IN WITH RAIN. 4. THE GRADIENT WIND WILL OVERWHELM THE SEABREEZE TODAY...BUT A SEABREEZE EFFECT DUE TO TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES WILL ADD TO WIND SPEEDS LATE MORMING AND AFTERNOON. 5. RAIN COULD DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RESULTING IN ONLY PASSING SHOWERS IN ONE LOCATION. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........20 33 66 66 68 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 75 80 80 78 RH..............81 71 62 62 67 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)900 2400 2800 2800 2400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).270 730 850 850 730 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 13 S 22 S 26 S 26 SE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 S 10 S 12 S 12 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 40 40 40 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 75 75 75 75 85 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 73 69 69 68 68 RH..............74 81 93 90 93 97 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 12 SE 10 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)2400 2000 1400 1400 1200 1100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).730 610 430 430 370 340 TRAN WIND (MPH).SE 21 S 25 S 24 S 24 S 20 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 9 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 97 97 97 97 97 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 69 76 78 80 79 RH..............97 93 74 71 69 72 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 15 S 15 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)1100 1200 800 800 1700 1700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).340 370 240 240 520 520 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 13 S 6 SE 14 SE 14 S 31 S 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 3 SE 6 SE 6 S 14 S 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.CPTO0.01/LIX