FNUS74 KLIX 211146 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 646 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 (%).........54 49 49 49 49 49 49 43 43 43 43 43 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 77 79 81 82 82 83 83 83 83 82 RH..............97 97 87 79 72 65 61 61 61 61 65 65 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S 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 (%).........43 23 23 23 23 23 23 63 63 63 63 63 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............82 80 78 76 75 74 74 73 72 71 70 70 RH..............65 72 76 82 84 87 87 90 93 97 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 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.S 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 (%).........63 51 51 51 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 72 78 80 81 81 RH..............97 87 67 58 56 60 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1600 3200 3200 3500 3100 MIX HGT (M).....60 490 980 980 1070 940 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 9 S 17 S 17 S 22 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 8 S 8 S 10 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. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS TODAY WILL LIKELY BE AROUND 10-12KTS AND SHOULD OCCUR AROUND MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110421.CPTO1.01/LIX