FNUS74 KLIX 311504 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 904 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WE HAVE ADDED DISPERSION TO THE FORECAST. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR A PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST STRENGTHENS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH A MORE BUOYANT AIRMASS AND LIKELY RAINFALL...WILL NOT ALLOW FOG TO FORM DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........73 73 73 68 68 68 68 68 87 WEATHER COV..... SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW TEMP............63 66 68 69 70 70 69 68 66 RH..............78 70 65 63 63 66 70 75 84 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 DISPERSION......34 34 41 41 41 44 44 44 44 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 60 LVORI...........1...1...1...0...0...0...0...0...0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........87 87 87 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 61 59 58 58 59 RH..............84 93 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1700 900 600 600 500 MIX HGT (M).....520 520 270 180 180 150 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 20 SE 22 SE 23 SE 23 SE 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 DISPERSION......22 22 20 21 21 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 LVORI...........0......1......1......0......0......0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 60 65 68 69 68 RH..............100 100 90 84 81 81 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 600 2000 2000 1800 MIX HGT (M).....150 150 180 610 610 550 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 20 E 17 E 14 E 14 S 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 9 E 8 E 6 E 6 S 4 DISPERSION......16 16 16 27 27 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 LVORI...........0......0......0......0......0......0 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...HARWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120131.PARK_.01/LIX