FNUS74 KLIX 281359 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR RX G-11SW...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 759 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY A WEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AND BRING IN GULF MOISTURE. AS A RESULT...PATCHY TO DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 1 WHAT IS THE FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING IF FOG IS POSSIBLE, WHEN IS IT LIKELY TO OCCUR AND AT WHAT DENSITY PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED AND DENSE FOG MAY OCCUR AS MOISTURE SLOWLY INCREASE TONIGHT...MORE WIDESPREAD THAN THIS MORNING. 2 WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THE WIND GOING CALM DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS CAN WE EXPECT DRAINAGE WINDS IF THE WINDS GO CALM WINDS WILL BECOME CALM BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING AND REMAIN MOSTLY CALM UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY MORNING. 3 WHAT WILL BE THE MAXIMUM WIND GUST WE SHOULD EXPECT TODAY AND WHAT WILL BE THE TIME FRAME OF OCCURRENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 11 KNOTS OR 12 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM THIS MORNING AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 49 55 60 63 65 66 66 65 64 61 RH..............100 100 80 64 53 48 45 46 48 56 66 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.9 2.9 2.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 6 6 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 50 46 43 43 43 RH..............66 86 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 1700 600 600 200 MIX HGT (M).....910 910 520 180 180 60 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 16 W 15 W 13 W 13 W 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 W 7 W 7 W 6 W 6 W 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 5 21 37 37 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 48 59 66 68 67 RH..............100 96 62 48 47 50 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 4 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 2400 3400 3400 3100 MIX HGT (M).....340 340 730 1040 1040 940 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 10 W 10 W 10 W 10 SW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 W 4 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110128.RXG11.02/LIX