FNUS74 KLIX 281336 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-19...SANDHILL CRANE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 836 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS HAS BROUGHT NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND PREVAIL INTO THE WEEKEND. RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS 1. FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING IS VERY LOW. ANY FOG THAT WOULD FORM WOULD OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE. 2. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 5 KNOTS AND COULD BECOME CALM FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND SUNRISE. SMOKE MOVEMENT AT THIS TIME WOULD BE DOMINATED BY DRAINAGE FLOW. 3. DEW POINTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID 40S. CURRENTLY...THE LOWEST RH IS EXPECTED TO BE 32 PERCENT...BUT SHOULD WE GET SLIGHTLY WARMER OR DRIER THAN EXPECTED...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL BELOW 28 PERCENT. 4. SEE FORECAST BELOW. 5. A SEA BREEZE OR OTHER SOUTHERLY WIND IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. 6. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A NORTHWEST OR NORTH DIRECTION...BUT A NORTH-NORTHEAST COMPONENT IS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 62 66 71 76 76 76 77 77 78 78 78 RH..............78 75 63 49 40 39 37 35 35 33 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 5.2 5.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.23 16 16 16 15 15 15 12 12 12 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 70 64 61 56 51 RH..............37 45 56 62 74 93 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 4500 300 300 200 200 MIX HGT (M).....1580 1370 90 90 60 60 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 14 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 N 6 N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 69 77 80 79 RH..............100 86 47 33 31 35 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 4 NE 5 E 4 E 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 5000 5000 6000 6400 MIX HGT (M).....60 60 1520 1520 1830 1950 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 5 NE 15 NE 15 NE 6 NE 1 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 2 NE 7 NE 7 NE 3 NE 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110428.CPTG1.03/LIX