FNUS74 KLIX 051339 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-02...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 839 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT. THIS HAS USHERED IN COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE RATHER SPARSE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. QUESTIONS: 1. VERY DRY AIR MOVING IN WILL INHIBIT FOG DEVELOPMENT. SO...NO FOG EXPECTED. 2. WINDS COULD BECOME CALM FROM NOT LONG AFTER SUNSET...MOST LIKELY AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE. ALL DUE TO SURFACE HIGH TRACKING DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA. 3. RH IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EVEN DOWN TO THE COAST AS DRY AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH. 4. SEE FORECAST. 20KT GUST IS POSSIBLE. 5. WINDS SHOULD STAY IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY...HOWEVER...AS THE WINDS LIGHTEN TOWARDS SUNSET...MORE VARIATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AND THUS A SOUTHERLY WIND COMPONENT MAY OCCUR. 6. RH/S THERE ARE ONLY HIGH TEMPORARILY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THERE AND TEMPS WILL GO UP WHICH WILL BRING RH/S DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY. SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY AFFECT ON BURN UNIT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 RH..............44 35 34 33 33 31 29 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 10 10 7 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 15 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.28 26 26 26 15 15 15 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 12 12 12 7 7 7 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 60 55 53 50 47 RH..............34 44 55 64 71 74 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 4 N 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 5100 1400 1400 500 200 MIX HGT (M).....1650 1550 430 430 150 60 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 NW 7 N 5 N 5 E 7 NE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 5 NW 3 N 2 N 2 E 3 NE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 49 60 69 71 70 RH..............73 68 51 44 46 53 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 3600 3600 4300 3900 MIX HGT (M).....60 90 1100 1100 1310 1190 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 E 8 SE 14 SE 14 SE 18 SE 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 E 4 SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.CPTF0.01/LIX