FNUS74 KLIX 201048 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 548 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE GULF COAST STATES TODAY BUT NOT MAKE IT NEAR THE COAST. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY RETREAT AS A WARM FRONT FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 66 66 66 66 46 46 46 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 78 81 82 83 84 84 84 84 83 RH..............93 79 72 67 65 63 63 63 65 67 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........46 28 28 28 28 28 28 54 54 54 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 80 78 76 75 75 74 74 73 72 71 71 RH..............72 77 82 87 90 90 93 93 97 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 49 49 49 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 73 79 82 84 83 RH..............100 93 74 65 59 61 20 FT WIND......S 0 SE 2 SE 5 SE 6 SE 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 1800 1800 5500 3900 MIX HGT (M).....210 270 550 550 1680 1190 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 NE 6 E 6 E 6 SE 9 SE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 NE 3 E 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 REMARKS... 1. FOG UNLIKELY TO VERY PATCHY. MOST LIKELY TIME 1000Z TO 1300Z. 2. WINDS COULD GET DOWN 2 TO 3 KNOTS... NOT LIKELY TO GO CALM. DRIVING FACTOR FOR SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GRADIENT FLOW. 3. MAX GUST AROUND 15 MPH FROM 1800Z TO 0000Z. 4. NOT SUSTAINED FROM GRADIENT FLOW. 5. NO OUTFLOW EXPECTED DOWN TO MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST FROM THE FRONT CAUSING NORTHERLY WIND. BRIEF VARIABLE WINDS COULD OCCUR NEAR SHOWERS. 6. NOTHING ON RADAR YET... BUT AS THEY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... THEY WILL BE ON RADAR. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110420.CPTO1.01/LIX