FNUS74 KLIX 121104 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-02...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 604 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TODAY WHILE THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSED...STALLS IN THE GULF AND MOVES NORTH AS A WARM FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH A RETURN TO MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM SLATED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 76 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 RH..............49 43 39 40 39 37 37 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.15 23 23 23 16 16 16 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 74 71 67 65 64 63 61 59 57 55 54 RH..............42 46 51 59 63 65 67 72 78 83 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.0 1.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 19 19 19 28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 57 70 76 79 79 RH..............96 83 53 45 42 44 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 4 E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 200 4100 4100 4500 4100 MIX HGT (M).....300 60 1250 1250 1370 1250 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 N 3 SW 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 N 1 SW 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .REMARKS... 1) FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. 2) WINDS WILL GO CALM OVERNIGHT AND ANY AIR MOVEMENT WILL BE MAINLY DUE TO DRAINAGE FLOW. 3) BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM RH LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY GO BELOW 35%. THIS WOULD NOT LAST VERY LONG AND WOULD BE IN SHORT DURATIONS. 4) BETWEEN 14 AND 16 MPH DURING THE MORNING. 5) A SEA BRZ IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. 6) HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING INTO THE AREA. VARIABILITY IN WIND DIR WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WIND DIR MAY SHIFT FROM TO 260 DEGREES FOR A VERY SHORT TIME BY 5 TO 6 PM BUT WILL MAINLY BE OUT OF A NW TO NE DIRECTION. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.CPTF0.01/LIX