FNUS74 KLIX 100030 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-02...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 630 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTER TODAY AND TONIGHTS PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A LENGTHY PERIOD WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. 1. THE COMBINATION OF ABOUT A 5 DEGREE DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS...BROKEN CLOUD DECK IN PLACE AND SLIGHT BREEZE SHOULD KEEP FOG FROM FORMING. IF ANY DID FORM...IT WOULD BE RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE. 2. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE NORTH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THRU TONIGHT. EXPECT SPEEDS 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST UNTIL MID MORNING THURS. 3. COLD TEMPERATURES IN PLACE THURSDAY WILL KEEP RH FROM FALLING MUCH BELOW 50 PCT. 4. COULD HAVE A WIND GUST IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE...ESP IN THE MORNING. 5. IF TEMPERATURES ARE LIMITED ANY MORE THAN FORECAST...WILL BE HIGHER HUMIDITY. IF DRIER AIR DOES MOVE IN QUICKER THAN FORECAST...REALISTIC ERROR IN HUMIDITY FORECAST WOULD BE AROUND 5% TOO HIGH. 6. NO. ALL WIND WILL BE THE RESULT OF COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH. 7. MOST LIKELY AROUND 0.10 INCHES PLUS OR MINUS A TENTH. MOST LOCATIONS WEST OF HERE HAVE RECEIVED 0.05 TO 0.20 INCHES AS THE FRONT MOVED THROUGH. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............48 44 41 39 37 37 RH..............80 93 100 100 96 85 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 N 6 N 7 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 900 900 1500 1700 1700 MIX HGT (M).....340 270 270 460 520 520 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 N 8 N 8 N 22 N 21 N 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 N 4 N 4 N 10 N 9 N 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 98 70 53 53 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 39 42 44 46 45 RH..............82 67 60 55 51 51 20 FT WIND......N 11 N 11 N 10 N 7 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 2400 4000 4000 4800 MIX HGT (M).....580 580 730 1220 1220 1460 TRANSPORT WIND..N 24 N 24 N 22 N 15 N 15 N 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 11 N 11 N 10 N 7 N 7 N 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110209.CPTF0.01/LIX