FNUS74 KLIX 061800 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 100 PM CDT WED APR 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THURSDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...ALLOWING MOISTURE TO RETURN TO THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. 1. EXPECT MAX WIND GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH. 2. SOUTHEAST WILL BE THE DOMINANT WIND THROUGH MOST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS BUT BECOME CLOSER TO DUE SOUTH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTION WILL INCREASE FROM NEAR SUNSET ONWARD. 3. LIKELY B/C OF SEA BREEZE TRYING TO INFLUENCE DIRECTION. 4. COULD DEFINITELY SEE WINDS BECOMING CALM OR CLOSE TO IT OVERNIGHT... MAINLY IN THE MIDNIGHT TO SUNRISE TIMEFRAME. 5. MOST LIKELY DETERMINING FACTOR WILL BE DRAINAGE. 6. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE A HUGE IMPACT. IF ANY..IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TRANSPORT WINDS COULD HAVE A SLIGHTLY MORE SSW THAN S COMPONENT 7. THEY SHOULD BE BOTTOMED OUT FOR THE MOST PART BY NOW. A PERCENT OR 2 LOWER IS POSSIBLE BUT THAT SHOULD BE IT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 72 72 71 71 71 RH..............40 40 43 46 49 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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............70 68 64 60 58 59 RH..............53 62 74 90 100 100 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... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.CPTO1.02/LIX