FNUS74 KLIX 231257 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSSLER N...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 757 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 58 58 58 47 47 47 37 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 71 74 77 79 81 82 82 82 82 81 RH..............93 84 76 66 60 56 53 49 49 51 51 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 17 17 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 21 21 21 23 23 23 24 24 24 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 32 51 51 60 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 74 70 69 66 64 RH..............51 62 68 70 75 78 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5700 2800 1400 1400 1100 1200 MIX HGT (M).....1740 850 430 430 340 370 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 23 SW 23 SW 23 SW 15 W 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 11 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 7 W 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 83 68 68 60 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 64 72 74 76 77 RH..............81 73 53 48 43 40 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 N 4 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1600 2700 2700 4600 5300 MIX HGT (M).....370 490 820 820 1400 1620 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 NW 12 NE 17 NE 17 NE 8 N 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 5 NW 5 NE 8 NE 8 NE 4 N 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .REMARKS...ONLY LIGHT FOG BETWEEN 3-5 MILES VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT DUE TO WINDS ALOFT STAYING STRONG ENOUGH TO MIX BOUNDARY LAYER. THE SMOKY HAZE IS BEING TRAPPED BENEATH A SHALLOW TEMPERATURE INVERSION THAT CAN NOT MIX OUT UNTIL SURFACE TEMPERATURES EXCEED THE INVERSION TEMPERATURE... WHICH APPEARS TO BE AROUND 70F BASED ON MORNING SOUNDING. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...DAVE DEMEYERE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110323.MOSSL.01/LIX