FNUS74 KLIX 151247 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-15-C-S...SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 647 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 .DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE NORTH GULF TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE WEST-TO-EAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL COUNTIES THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........73 73 73 73 73 73 70 70 70 70 70 93 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............54 55 56 58 61 63 66 68 71 71 69 68 RH..............90 93 93 93 90 84 81 75 70 73 78 87 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 15 15 15 14 14 16 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 DISPERSION......6 6 10 10 10 22 22 22 22 18 18 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 70 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........93 93 93 93 93 93 99 99 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............66 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 63 63 63 62 RH..............87 90 90 90 93 97 97 97 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 15 15 18 18 18 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 DISPERSION......9 9 9 16 16 16 16 16 16 12 12 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 74 74 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 66 69 72 75 73 RH..............97 90 87 79 69 76 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 1000 2700 2700 3900 MIX HGT (M).....240 240 300 820 820 1190 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 SW 12 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 DISPERSION......11 11 10 21 21 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 .REMARKS... FOG POTENTIAL...THERE IS A CHANCE OF PATCHY LIGHT FOG FORMING AFTER A WIND SHIFT AND RAINFALL OCCURRENCE AROUND 5 AM THROUGH 830 AM. THE FOG POTENTIAL SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT LESS IF NO RAIN OCCURS. CALM WINDS...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO ENTIRELY CALM TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. MAX WIND GUSTS...NON-THUNDERSTORM 20 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. THUNDERSTORM 45 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. LIGHTNING CHANCES...WEDNESDAY 30%...WEDNESDAY NIGHT 70% WIND DIRECTION...PREVAILING WINDS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN ALLOWABLE RANGES THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM THEN SHIFT TO SW AND W WITH SQUALL LINE AFTER 3 AM. RAIN...SMALL FAST-MOVING SHOWERS CAN BEGIN AS EARLY AS 10 AM. MORE ORGANIZED RAINFALL CAN MOVE INTO AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNTS LESS THAN 0.10 INCH TODAY...BETWEEN 0.70-0.80 INCH TONIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120215.CPTG1.01/LIX