FNUS74 KLIX 231518 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13...SANDHILL CRANE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1018 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 1. PATCHY LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE FOG IS POSSIBLY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF SUNRISE. 2. WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY TO GO ENTIRELY CALM DUE TO LOW LEVEL JET ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO STRONG SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST STATES. A 3 TO 5 MPH WIND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 3. SEE FORECAST BELOW. 4. SEE FORECAST BELOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........37 37 37 25 25 25 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 78 79 80 81 81 80 79 RH..............71 69 69 67 65 65 69 72 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.1 3.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........25 26 26 26 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 76 71 70 69 69 RH..............74 79 97 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 3400 3000 3000 2500 2100 MIX HGT (M).....1190 1040 910 910 760 640 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 15 S 10 S 10 S 6 SE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 7 S 4 S 4 S 3 SE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 44 44 44 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 71 78 81 83 82 RH..............100 93 76 69 65 67 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SE 8 SE 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1600 3700 3700 5800 4600 MIX HGT (M).....640 490 1130 1130 1770 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SE 8 S 17 S 17 S 21 S 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 2 SE 4 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110423.CPTO1.01/LIX