FNUS74 KLIX 052122 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-06...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 322 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE RIDGE CURRENTLY WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD BEFORE SETTLING OFF THE EAST COAST. THE RESULT WILL BE WINDS SHIFTING FROM NE TO EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST BY TOMORROW. WILL STAY THAT WAY AND INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH STRONG GUSTS. THIS WILL BRING AMPLE MOISTURE INTO THE AREA BY MIDWEEK. NOT EXPECTING ANY FOG TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AS THE AIR MASS IN PLACE IS VERY DRY. QUESTIONS... 1. IT APPEARS MOISTURE MAY BE INCREASING QUICKER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST SHOWED AS SOUTHEAST WINDS BEGIN TO DEVELOP. THIS CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THAT CHANGE WITH EXPECTED MIN RH TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE UPPER 30S. 2. DONE 3. VERY UNLIKELY. 4. WINDS MAY BE LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING AND THUS COULD BE MORE VARIABLE. BEYOND THAT...SHOULD BE A FAIRLY CONSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND. 5. SEE FORECAST BELOW 6. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE THIS WEEKEND. SOME UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME BUT LOOKS TO BE AROUND HALF AND INCH THROUGH THAT PERIOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 59 55 53 51 51 49 47 44 42 42 42 RH..............48 55 64 66 68 68 71 74 82 86 86 86 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 DISPERSION......18 18 18 17 17 17 5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........4 4 4 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 61 66 69 69 RH..............82 63 46 40 39 42 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 7 E 10 E 11 E 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1700 4400 4400 4100 MIX HGT (M).....150 150 520 1340 1340 1250 TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 13 E 15 SE 15 SE 15 SE 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 6 E 6 E 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 DISPERSION......6 8 17 43 43 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 39 39 61 61 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 56 55 53 52 52 RH..............64 77 86 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2600 1400 500 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....790 790 430 150 150 150 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 17 SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 SE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 DISPERSION......39 51 33 16 16 19 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.CPTG0.01/LIX