FNUS74 KLIX 281107 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-04...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 607 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. AS NOTED BELOW...HIGHEST WIND GUST IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 15 MPH. 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... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 76 76 76 77 77 78 78 78 RH..............47 39 37 36 33 33 32 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 5.3 5.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 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 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 15 15 12 12 12 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... 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..............36 44 54 60 72 89 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)....5300 4600 1100 1100 400 300 MIX HGT (M).....1620 1400 340 340 120 90 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 N 13 N 13 N 10 N 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 4 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... 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 83 45 32 30 34 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 4 NE 5 E 4 E 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 5000 5000 6000 6500 MIX HGT (M).....90 90 1520 1520 1830 1980 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 NE 5 NE 15 NE 15 NE 5 E 1 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 NE 2 NE 7 NE 7 NE 2 E 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110428.CPTO0.01/LIX