FNUS74 KLIX 301454 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR G-15C...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 854 AM CST MON JAN 30 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AS A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES MORE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THIS SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR SOME MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...WHICH WILL MAKE FOR MORE FAVORABLE RH VALUES TODAY. WINDS WILL BE PERSISTENT OUT OF THE EAST THIS MORNING...AND THEN TURN MORE SOUTHEASTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON. DO NOT EXPECT A WEST WIND TO DEVELOP TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN UP TONIGHT DUE TO THE CONTINUED STRENGTHENING OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER TEXAS. THERE WILL BE SOME DROP OFF FROM DAYTIME WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS...BUT THIS IS MORE DUE TO LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. FOG RISK IS EXTREMELY LOW TONIGHT. IN FACT...GIVEN THE LACK OF A LOW LEVEL INVERSION...DO NOT EXPECT FOG TO BE AN ISSUE TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD BEGIN TO PUSH ONSHORE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING. THIS SHOULD KEEP VALUES FROM DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT...BUT THIS IS CONDITIONED ON THE PROSPECT OF SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING. IF THE WINDS DEVELOP LATER THAN EXPECTED...RH VALUES MAY DROP TO CLOSER TO 30 PERCENT BEFORE ENOUGH MOISTURE FEEDS INTO THE AREA. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE WINDS AND RH VALUES AND ADJUST IF NEEDED. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 26 31 31 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 60 65 67 67 66 65 64 RH..............61 49 45 43 43 45 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........49 49 49 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 61 60 58 56 54 RH..............50 56 58 62 66 71 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 900 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....610 610 270 90 90 90 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 17 SE 18 SE 20 SE 20 SE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 52 57 68 71 69 RH..............80 86 80 57 51 55 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 2500 3600 3600 3400 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 760 1100 1100 1040 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 21 SE 20 SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120130.G15C_.01/LIX