FNUS74 KLIX 121420 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-11NW...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 920 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............68 72 74 76 77 78 78 79 79 RH..............54 46 40 36 33 32 33 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 23 23 23 18 18 18 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 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 (%).........3 2 2 2 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 68 62 58 56 54 RH..............36 57 75 83 86 93 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 W 0 N 0 NE 0 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2400 500 500 600 300 MIX HGT (M).....1250 730 150 150 180 90 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 NW 12 N 5 N 5 N 6 N 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 NW 5 N 2 N 2 N 3 N 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).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............52 56 71 78 81 81 RH..............96 83 49 39 37 39 20 FT WIND......NE 0 NE 2 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 200 4200 4200 4900 4600 MIX HGT (M).....90 60 1280 1280 1490 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 NE 6 NE 8 NE 8 N 5 W 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 N 2 W 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .REMARKS... 1) FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. 2) NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN 2 TO 3 MPH MOST OF NIGHT...BUT MAY GO CALM AT TIMES. DRAINAGE FLOW WILL DOMINATE WITH SLIGHT CONTRIBUTION FROM WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT. 3) RH LEVELS SHOULD STAY ABOVE 28% TODAY. LOWEST DP TEMP SHOULD BE 44F. 4) BETWEEN 14 AND 16 MPH DURING THE MORNING. 5) A SEA BREEZE 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 N DIRECTION. $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.CPTG1.01/LIX