FNUS74 KLIX 301334
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-08...SANDHILL CRANE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
834 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG AND PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IN THE PLAINS AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
INTERACT.  THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE VARIATION IN WIND DIRECTION
THROUGH TOMORROW.  WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS IN PLACE...RH VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY HIGH TODAY.  ADDITIONALLY...CLOUD COVER
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY.  A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
DEVELOP TODAY...BUT THE RISK IS LOW. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  RAINFALL
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.
IF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS...VARIABLE WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE
POSSIBLE.  DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...THERE IS NO CHANCE OF FOG
DEVELOPING TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........70     70     65     65
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............73     78     79     79
RH..............84     74     77     79
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 11  SE 11  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   2500   2600   2900
MIX HGT (M).....760    760    790    880
TRANSPORT WIND..S 26   S 26   S 30   S 28
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 26   S 26   S 30   S 28
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     30     30

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........65     65     69     69     73     76
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............77     75     72     72     72     72
RH..............87     94     100    100    100    97
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 11  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   1000   800    800    800    800
MIX HGT (M).....880    300    240    240    240    240
TRANSPORT WIND..S 28   SE 28  SE 21  SE 21  SE 18  SE 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 28   SE 28  SE 21  SE 21  SE 18  SE 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     20     20

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........76     79     79     79     73     73
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............72     74     79     82     83     83
RH..............97     90     77     69     67     67
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 11  S 13   S 14   SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....800    900    1100   1100   1100   2100
MIX HGT (M).....240    270    340    340    340    640
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17  SE 17  SE 23  SE 23  S 28   S 32
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 17  SE 17  SE 23  SE 23  S 28   S 32
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     40     40

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FORECASTER...PHIL GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100430.CPTO0.01/LIX