FNUS74 KLIX 042142 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-02...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 342 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS NORTH OF THE REGION. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT TO NEAR THE EASTERN SEABOARD TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOUTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITY 1. THE LOWEST FORECAST DEWPOINT IS 34 WITH THE LOWEST RH FORECAST AT 26. RH IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO DROP BELOW 28 PERCENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-6 HOURS IN THE MID AFTERNOON 2. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE WESTERLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING MONDAY AND ARE ALSO FORECAST TO BECOME LIGHT AND ENE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF MONDAY NIGHT THEN EASTERLY BY TUESDAY MORNING 3. SEABREEZE NOT EXPECTED 4. HIGH OVER MIDDLE MS VALLEY EXTENDING THROUGH NORTHERN GULF COAST REGION 5. NO FOG EXPECTED 6. WINDS MAY BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR CALM FOR A FEW HOURS MONDAY NIGHT 7. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHER THAN NORMAL UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AT THAT RANGE ARE TOO HIGH TO SPECULATE ABOUT RAINFALL ACCUMULATION AT THIS TIME .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 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............61 53 48 44 40 40 RH..............32 47 60 68 85 89 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 1 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5800 5800 3400 1000 1000 600 MIX HGT (M).....1770 1770 1040 300 300 180 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 14 W 17 W 13 W 13 W 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 W 6 W 8 W 6 W 6 W 6 DISPERSION......6 6 8 6 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 46 52 57 62 66 69 70 71 71 72 70 RH..............92 79 63 53 43 34 28 26 27 27 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 21 21 21 16 16 16 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 DISPERSION......9 9 9 63 63 63 62 62 62 54 54 72 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 50 48 47 42 39 RH..............45 66 71 71 82 92 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 3 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 4100 1900 1300 1300 800 MIX HGT (M).....1250 1250 580 400 400 240 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 9 NE 12 NE 14 NE 14 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 E 4 DISPERSION......4 4 5 6 6 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120304.CPTO0.01/LIX