FNUS74 KLIX 291227 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-16W...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 727 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN MORE EASTERLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND THEN TAKE ON A BIT MORE OF A EAST-SOUTHEST COMPONENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH GUSTS CLOSER TO 10 MPH WILL BE MORE COMMON. GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS AND THE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DEVELOPING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE OF FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. LOW CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BUT WINDS ARE FAR TOO STRONG TO ALLOW FOR FOG FORMATION. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........72 72 72 72 81 81 81 81 81 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW TEMP............64 67 71 75 76 77 77 76 76 RH..............87 84 79 74 74 74 74 76 76 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 9 9 9 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........81 95 95 95 100 100 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 69 67 67 67 68 RH..............79 97 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1100 900 900 700 900 MIX HGT (M).....520 340 270 270 210 270 TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 12 E 12 E 12 E 13 S 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 50 50 50 80 80 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 92 92 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP............68 69 74 78 80 80 RH..............100 97 82 71 67 67 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 S 4 SW 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1300 1800 1800 2300 3600 MIX HGT (M).....270 400 550 550 700 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 16 S 12 S 12 W 16 NW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 7 S 5 S 5 W 7 NW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110329.CPTO1.01/LIX