FNUS74 KLIX 211355 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13-14...SANDHILL CRANE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 855 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 PORTIONS OF THE INLAND AREAS UNTIL 10 OR 11 AM TODAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 49 49 49 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 79 81 82 82 83 83 83 82 RH..............79 72 65 61 61 59 61 61 65 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 23 23 23 63 63 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 78 75 74 72 70 RH..............65 76 84 87 93 100 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 1800 700 700 600 200 MIX HGT (M).....1250 550 210 210 180 60 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 (%).20 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 6 S 7 S 9 S 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 15 15 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. PATCHY LIGHT FOG IS EXPECTED TONIGHT MAINLY AFTER 2 AM. 2. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT 4 KNOTS 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 12-14 KNOTS AND SHOULD OCCUR AROUND MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS. $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110421.CPTO1.02/LIX