FNUS74 KLIX 231605 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-13...SANDHILL CRANE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1105 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........43 43 34 34 34 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 83 83 84 84 83 83 RH..............63 61 59 59 61 63 67 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........34 37 37 37 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 77 73 71 70 68 RH..............67 79 90 97 97 100 20 FT WIND......S 8 SE 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 3700 3300 3300 2800 2400 MIX HGT (M).....1280 1130 1010 1010 850 730 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 17 SE 17 SE 17 SE 16 SE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 S 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .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) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 37 37 37 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 70 77 79 81 80 RH..............97 90 71 69 65 69 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1900 3100 3100 4300 3900 MIX HGT (M).....730 580 940 940 1310 1190 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 14 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 5 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 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