FNUS74 KLIX 271230 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-19...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 730 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 AROUND LOW 30S. COULD SEE IT DROPPING BELOW THAT DESPITE LOWER HIGHS THAN YESTERDAY. SO YES...BELOW 28 PCT IS POSSIBLE. 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 76. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 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 (%).........75 71 65 49 43 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 72 74 75 74 RH..............60 46 37 34 35 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 44. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 24 MPH BECOMING NORTH 9 TO 13 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 (%).........43 15 15 15 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 67 59 57 52 48 RH..............37 45 60 59 69 83 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 5 NW 5 NW 3 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............45 49 64 73 76 75 RH..............86 77 46 33 28 32 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 2 E 3 SE 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.CPTO1.01/LIX