FNUS74 KLIX 111338 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-17N...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 738 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... 1. MIN RH ONLY EXPECTED TO BE DROPPING TO JUST BELOW 50 PCT AND OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE NEAR 100 PCT IN THE MORNING AS TEMPS REMAIN COOL. BY TOMORROW THOUGH...DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND MIN RH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DROP. EXPECT MIN RH TOMORROW IN THE UPPER 20S. 2. HIGHEST WIND GUST EXPECTED IS 15-18 MPH TODAY AND LOW 20S ON WEDNESDAY. 3. VERY LOW PROBABILITY OF THE WINDS DROPPING TO CALM. 4. QUITE CONFIDENT THAT WINDS WILL REMAIN NNW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND HAVE NO EASTERLY COMPONENT. 5. NO FOG EXPECTED DUE TO COMBINATION OF DRY AIR MASS AND ELEVATED WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 49 53 53 53 52 50 45 RH..............65 58 50 50 50 50 52 58 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 15 15 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 35 31 27 29 29 RH..............67 75 81 92 78 72 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 7 N 7 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2300 1500 600 600 400 MIX HGT (M).....700 700 460 180 180 120 TRANSPORT WIND..N 24 N 24 N 15 N 24 N 24 N 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 11 N 11 N 7 N 11 N 11 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 28 38 46 47 44 RH..............78 68 44 29 28 32 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 9 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1600 3200 3200 3300 MIX HGT (M).....120 120 490 980 980 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..N 20 N 20 N 14 N 21 N 21 NW 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 9 N 9 N 6 N 9 N 9 NW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110111.CPTO1.01/LIX