FNUS74 KLIX 202032 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-07-09-10...SANDHILL CRANE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 332 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM NORTHERN LOUISIANA TO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY RETREAT AS A WARM FRONT THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........45 45 28 28 28 28 28 53 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 81 79 77 76 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 RH..............72 77 85 87 90 90 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 13 13 15 15 15 15 8 8 8 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 49 49 49 49 49 49 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 73 74 77 80 81 82 83 84 84 83 83 RH..............93 93 93 85 79 77 72 70 67 65 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.2 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 22 22 22 62 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 79 75 74 72 70 RH..............70 79 87 87 87 93 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1000 500 500 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....980 300 150 150 150 150 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 12 S 10 S 10 S 8 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 1. FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT IS NOT GREAT BUT PATCHY MODERATE FOG IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT PROBABLY EVEN LATER AND PERSISTING THROUGH ABOUT 8AM. FOG POTENTIAL IS EVEN LOWER TOMORROW NIGHT. 2. THERE IS A VERY SMALL POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO GO CALM TONIGHT BUT MOST LIKELY WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AND POSSIBLY EVEN EAST. 3. THE ONLY REAL CONCERN LOOK TO BE FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9AM TOMORROW. DURING THIS TIME THE WINDS MAY GET LIGHT ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR MORE OF AN ESE WIND(OUT OF THE ESE). BY MIDDAY TOMORROW WINDS SHOULD BE BACK OUT OF THE SE AND THEN S TOMORROW NIGHT. 4. THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE AREA NOW. 5. THE SEA BREEZE WILL NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON WINDS TOMORROW AND A LIGHT 5-10 MPH WIND OUT OF THE SE CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110420.CPTG0.02/LIX