FNUS74 KLIX 051243 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-02...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 643 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOUTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 1. THE LOWEST DEW POINT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES WITH THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY 26 PERCENT AT 2 PM. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW YOUR 28 PERCENT THRESHOLD FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS. ANY RELATIVE HUMIDITY GRADIENT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY AT THE COAST WHERE LOWEST HUMIDITIES MAY BE AS HIGH AS 35 PERCENT. 2. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN YOUR THRESHOLDS THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BY 3 AM...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST...WITH ONSHORE...EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY 9 OR 10 AM TUESDAY. 3. A SEA BREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. 4. HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOOTHVILLE LOUISIANA...WITH A SECOND CENTER OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI. 5. NO FOG IS EXPECTED. 6. WINDS WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW 5 MPH FROM ABOUT 8 PM THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR CALM WINDS FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THAT PERIOD. 7. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED BEFORE FRIDAY. WHILE OUR CURRENT GRIDS ARE SHOWING ABOUT 0.25 INCH ON FRIDAY...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTLY IN THE FORECAST THAT FAR OUT. .TODAY... 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............44 47 51 57 64 71 74 74 72 72 68 63 RH..............86 86 76 66 51 37 27 26 26 31 38 47 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......3 4 5 5 8 29 36 36 70 70 70 70 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 57 55 54 52 51 50 48 47 45 44 42 RH..............47 49 55 57 61 61 63 68 68 73 76 82 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.8 3.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......37 37 37 22 22 22 5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 8 8 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 44 57 65 67 65 RH..............85 82 53 41 42 48 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 7 E 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1700 4400 4400 4200 MIX HGT (M).....180 180 520 1340 1340 1280 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 12 E 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 DISPERSION......5 8 15 40 40 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.CPTO0.01/LIX