FNUS74 KLIX 052131 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-03...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 331 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. SEE FORECAST BELOW 5. 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 41. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL LATE IN THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 10 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 56 53 52 51 49 46 44 42 41 41 RH..............48 55 62 66 66 68 71 79 82 89 92 89 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 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)...2.7 2.7 2.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 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......27 27 27 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... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 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 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 60 66 69 69 RH..............86 66 47 40 39 42 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 7 E 10 E 11 SE 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 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 .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.......1300-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 38 38 62 62 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 56 56 54 53 52 RH..............64 77 83 93 100 100 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3200 1300 500 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....980 980 400 150 150 150 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 SE 18 SE 18 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 DISPERSION......40 54 27 16 16 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.CPTO0.02/LIX