FNUS74 KLIX 061101 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 601 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST TODAY...ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. EASTERLY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST WITH DEW POINTS HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED YESTERDAY. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM SPOT REQUEST 1. MAIXIMUM WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. 2. AS NOTED BELOW...WINDS WILL START OUT OF THE EAST THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHEAST (150-160 DEGREES) BY LATE MORNING. 3. THERE WILL BE MODERATE FOG POTENTIAL...MAINLY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ON THURSDAY MORNING. FOG COULD FORM AS EARLY AS ABOUT 3 AM AND BURN OFF BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM. FOG WILL BE DEPENDENT ON WINDS GOING CALM. 4. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GO CALM FOR A PERIOD OVERNIGHT AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BEST TIME FOR CALM WINDS WILL BE 2 AM TO 8 AM...BUT COULD ONSET EARLIER. 5. IF CALM WINDS OCCUR OVERNIGHT...SMOKE DRIFT WILL LIKELY BE CONTROLLED BY DRAINAGE FLOW. 6. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FOR THIS AFTERNOON OVER JACKSON COUNTY HAVE WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH ABOUT 3500 FEET...THEN QUICKLY BECOMING WESTERLY ABOVE 4500 FEET. AS NOTED BELOW...SIMILAR TO THE 20 FOOT WINDS...TRANSPORT WILL BE EASTERLY AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH BY NOON OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 59 66 72 75 75 75 74 71 RH..............83 64 54 48 45 46 48 50 57 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 14 14 14 17 17 17 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........10 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............67 59 58 58 58 59 RH..............68 93 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 6 SE 4 S 4 S 3 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 3400 400 400 300 400 MIX HGT (M).....1340 1040 120 120 90 120 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 18 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 8 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 33 33 33 33 33 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 61 68 75 77 76 RH..............100 100 81 66 67 74 20 FT WIND......SW 0 S 2 SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 3500 3500 4100 4300 MIX HGT (M).....120 90 1070 1070 1250 1310 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SE 5 S 13 S 13 S 15 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 2 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.CPTO1.01/LIX