FNUS74 KLIX 061255 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-06...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 655 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE RIDGE IS CENTERED OFF THE EAST COAST. WINDS HAVE ALREADY SHIFTED TO THE EAST AND WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL MAINTAIN THAT DIRECTION AND INCREASE. THIS WILL BRING MOISTURE INTO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 1. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT. 2. AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO AN ONSHORE COMPONENT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING...DEW POINTS WILL RISE FROM THEIR CURRENT LEVELS IN THE MID 30S INTO THE MID 40S. THIS WILL PRODUCE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. DEW POINTS WILL RISE INTO THE 50S OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 3. NO FOG IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 4. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME CALM OVERNIGHT. 5. WE EXPECT WIND DIRECTION TO REMAIN WITHIN YOUR WINDOW OF DIRECTIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 6. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 20 MPH ON OCCASION. 7. ANY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WOULD OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH FORECAST TOTALS AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH TOTALS AROUND ONE HALF INCH POSSIBLE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 46 50 56 63 65 68 68 69 69 67 66 RH..............100 100 89 77 64 50 48 47 49 54 58 67 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 DISPERSION......8 8 10 10 33 59 59 59 61 61 61 61 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 (%).........39 39 39 39 39 39 61 61 61 61 61 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 60 59 59 57 57 56 55 55 55 54 54 RH..............67 78 80 80 90 90 93 96 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 22 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 DISPERSION......51 51 51 33 33 33 16 16 16 19 19 19 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 62 62 81 81 81 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 56 63 70 72 71 RH..............100 100 90 73 68 71 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1700 2700 2400 2400 2200 MIX HGT (M).....520 520 820 730 730 670 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 24 SE 24 SE 28 SE 26 SE 26 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 11 SE 11 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 SE 9 DISPERSION......24 24 34 56 56 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120306.CPTG0.01/LIX