FNUS74 KLIX 081311 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-04...SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 711 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. RH VALUES WILL ALSO DROP OFF IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS DRIER AIR FROM THE NORTH FILTERS INTO THE REGION. 1. THERE WILL BE RISK OF RH VALUES DROPPING BELOW 28 PERCENT...BUT THE OVERALL RISK IS ON THE LOW SIDE. THE LOW 30S DEWPOINT AIRMASS OVER THE OZARKS IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH...BUT RATHER SHIFT TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WOULD PUT THE DRIER AIR INTO THE LOWER APPALACHIANS INSTEAD OF THE GULF COAST. THE DRIEST AIRMASS WILL BE ON SUNDAY AFTER ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. 2. THERE IS A ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF FOG TONIGHT. ELEVATED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 5 MPH AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL PROHIBIT THE FORMATION OF A LOW LEVEL INVERSION...WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR FOG FORMATION. 3. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO CALM TONIGHT. IN FACT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 4. WINDS COULD GUST TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. WINDS COULD CONTINUE TO GUST TO 15 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 5. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH AND NORTH-NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RANGE SHOULD BE FROM 340 TO 020. 6. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS SHOULD PICK UP BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 79 79 79 64 64 64 64 64 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 56 60 63 65 66 66 63 60 RH..............77 66 55 44 38 34 33 33 38 44 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 DISPERSION......14 25 25 56 71 71 71 77 77 77 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 53 50 48 44 41 RH..............49 59 66 68 76 82 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 4700 1000 300 300 100 MIX HGT (M).....1430 1430 300 90 90 30 TRANSPORT WIND..N 20 N 20 NE 20 NE 20 NE 20 NE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 9 N 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 DISPERSION......77 77 28 14 14 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 43 51 59 63 59 RH..............85 76 56 40 36 44 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 1700 4400 4400 4800 MIX HGT (M).....30 30 520 1340 1340 1460 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20 NE 20 NE 15 NE 10 NE 10 NE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 9 NE 9 NE 7 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 DISPERSION......15 17 17 39 40 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120208.CPTO0.02/LIX