FNUS74 KLIX 211143 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-09-10...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 643 AM CDT THU APR 21 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC AND MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE PLAINS TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY REGION FOR ABOUT THE NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP MOSTLY A PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION. THE EXCEPTION IS TODAY WHERE VERY LIGHT EAST WINDS COULD INFLUENCE THE AREA FOR THE FIRST 6 HOURS TODAY. .TODAY... 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.....PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....FOG RNF RN RN RN RN TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............72 74 76 79 80 81 81 82 82 82 82 81 RH..............97 97 87 82 72 67 63 63 63 63 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........42 22 22 22 22 22 22 62 62 62 62 62 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............81 79 77 76 74 74 73 72 72 71 70 70 RH..............67 74 79 82 87 87 90 93 93 97 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 51 51 51 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 71 77 79 80 81 RH..............100 90 71 64 62 63 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1600 3100 3100 3000 2800 MIX HGT (M).....60 490 940 940 910 850 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 9 S 17 S 17 S 21 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 1. FOG POTENTIAL IS MUCH LOWER TONIGHT AND LAST NIGHT BUT CANT RULE OUT PATCHY MODERATE FOG TONIGHT MAINLY AFTER 2 AM. 2. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT 5 KTS OR GREATER THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT STARTS TO TIGHTEN BACK UP. 3. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE LIGHT AND LIKELY OUT OF THE EAST THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AND PICKING UP TO 5-7 KTS AROUND NOON/1 PM. 4. ANSWER IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS QUESTION 3. 5. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS IS THE WINDS ARE LIGHT AND THE SFC WINDS WILL BE BY MORE LOCAL EFFECTS. $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110421.CPTG0.01/LIX