FNUS74 KLIX 271216 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-03...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 716 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY. EXPECT PERSISTENT AND INCREASING NW WINDS TODAY. MIN RH/S SHOULD BE QUITE LOW TODAY IN THE VERY LOW 30S AND THEN UPPER 20S TOMORROW. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND WINDS SHIFT BACK TO SOUTHEASTERLY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SHWRS AND TSRMS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AND INTO THIS WEEKEND. .REMARKS... 1. FOG POTENTIAL IS LOW. DO NOT THINK ANY WILL FORM AS AIR BEHIND THE FRONT IS FAIRLY DRY. 2. IF WINDS DON/T COMPLETELY BECOME CALM OVERNIGHT...THEY WILL BE QUITE CLOSE TO IT. WILL BE A COLD NIGHT WITH SURFACE RIDGE OVER- HEAD...SO WILL BE A GOOD NIGHT FOR A DRAINAGE WIND AT SOME POINT BEFORE BECOMING WEAK. 3. FCST MIN RH IS RIGHT AT 35 PCT AND COULD SEE IT DROPPING BELOW THAT DESPITE LOWER HIGHS THAN YESTERDAY. 4. HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PROMOTE SUBSIDENCE AND COULD DROP RH/S SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN FORECAST. 5. REALLY DON/T THINK THERE WILL BE MUCH ALTERING OF WIND DIRECTION FROM GULF WATER INFLUENCE AS THEY SHOULD BE PERSISTENT IN PUSHING THE FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. 6. YOU SHOULD SEE GUSTS OVER 15 MPH TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........74 72 67 50 44 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 71 73 74 74 RH..............65 49 41 37 37 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 9 NW 11 NW 11 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 24 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 15 15 15 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 60 57 53 48 RH..............39 48 60 64 69 83 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 50 63 72 75 74 RH..............89 77 50 35 32 34 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 2 E 3 SE 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.CPTF0.01/LIX