FNUS74 KLIX 261350 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-18...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 850 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT BETWEEN WNW AND WEST BUT LIKELY INCREASE INTO THE 10-15 MPH RANGE. LOWER TD/S AND HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S WILL RESULT IN MIN RH/S UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY BUT RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE QUITE LOW. HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THAT FRONT WILL QUICKLY TRACK TOWARDS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WHICH WILL BRING ONSHORE FLOW OF MOISTURE TO THE AREA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SETUP WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND...SO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 6 6 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 78 81 80 RH..............55 40 34 38 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 9 W 9 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)5500 5500 5900 7100 MIX HGT (M-AGL).1680 1680 1800 2160 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 21 NW 21 W 22 NW 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 9 NW 9 W 10 NW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........12 14 25 25 48 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 72 65 63 60 58 RH..............43 55 68 72 81 83 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 CALM CALM CALM CALM 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)7100 1600 400 400 400 400 MIX HGT (M-AGL).2160 490 120 120 120 120 TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 23 NW 17 NW 9 NW 9 N 8 N 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 10 NW 8 NW 4 NW 4 N 4 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 75 70 70 59 43 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............57 59 67 72 74 74 RH..............83 75 54 44 41 41 20 FT WIND......CALM NW 4 NW 5 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT-AGL)400 500 4600 4600 4900 4700 MIX HGT (M-AGL).120 150 1400 1400 1490 1430 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 8 NE 7 N 15 N 15 NW 5 W 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 NE 3 N 7 N 7 NW 2 W 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 10 10 REMARKS... 1. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING. 2. WINDS WILL GO CALM OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE FROM THE NW AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH AROUND DAYLIGHT. 3. CURRENT FORECAST HAS MIN RH OF OF AROUND 34%. RH VALUES BELOW 30% ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR YOUR LOCATION. 4. SUBSIDENCE IS OCCURRING BEHIND THE FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA YESTERDAY. SUBSIDENCE IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS THE NEXT WEAK FRONT APPROACHES. THE OVERNIGHT SUBSIDENCE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GO CALM AND ALSO CAUSE MOISTURE TO BE POOLED NEAR THE SFC WHICH COULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES THAN FCASTED OVERNIGHT. 5. SEABREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY WITH DRY AIR AND NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA. A VERY SUBTLE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME EARLY TUESDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT MOVES THROUGH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100426.CPTG1.01/LIX