FNUS74 KLIX 051347 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSSLER...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 847 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. WINDS SHOULD STAY NORTH THROUGH MIDDAY..THEN MORE NW AFTN. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES..EXPECT WINDS SO GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF VARIATION. 2. RH/S WILL BE QUITE LOW TODAY...NEAR 30 PCT. EXPECT RH TO INCREASE BY 10 TO 15 PERCENT TOMORROW AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. 3. YES 4. WILL BE TOO DRY FOR FOG TO DEVELOP. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 64 65 66 66 66 66 66 RH..............38 35 33 32 32 32 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 7 7 6 4 4 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 12 12 12 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 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 51 49 RH..............35 44 53 59 63 68 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5500 5400 4000 4000 1300 500 MIX HGT (M).....1680 1650 1220 1220 400 150 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 NW 5 NE 1 NE 1 E 5 NE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 NW 2 NE 0 NE 0 E 2 NE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. 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............48 51 62 72 74 73 RH..............71 68 56 46 50 53 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 4100 4100 4600 4700 MIX HGT (M).....150 120 1250 1250 1400 1430 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 E 7 SE 17 SE 17 SE 20 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 2 E 3 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...DAVID DEMEYERE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.MOSSL.01/LIX