FNUS74 KLIX 191349 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-07-09-10...SANDHILL CRANE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 849 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST STATES WILL INTERACT WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE GULF COAST STATES WEDNESDAY...REMAINING WELL INLAND FROM THE COAST...BEFORE MOVING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS REGION AND MOVE NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. REMARKS...THE FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING IS LIMITED. ANY FOG THAT DOES DEVELOP WOULD BE PATCHY AND LIGHT AND NOT OCCUR UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE AND THEN DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. THE WIND IS NOT FORECAST TO GO CALM OVERNIGHT AS A SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE PERIOD. WINDS FROM THE WEST, NORTH, NORTHEAST AND EAST ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 25 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 85 75 70 60 50 50 48 48 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 77 79 79 80 80 81 81 81 80 RH..............100 90 79 74 74 72 72 72 74 77 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 41 41 65 75 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 76 73 72 71 71 RH..............77 87 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1200 1000 1000 800 600 MIX HGT (M).....1010 370 300 300 240 180 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 20 S 17 S 17 S 18 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 66 66 66 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 72 79 81 83 82 RH..............100 100 79 72 67 69 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 2600 2600 3400 4200 MIX HGT (M).....180 240 790 790 1040 1280 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 14 S 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110419.CPTG0.01/LIX