FNUS74 KLIX 062246 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-03-O-16E...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 446 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER REGIME ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP A GENERAL SOUTHEAST FLOW IN PLACE WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR HIGHER RH VALUES THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. 1. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED TOMORROW AS THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST INCREASES. WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 2. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OFF A BIT TOMORROW NIGHT...WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR SOME FOG FORMATION. DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT SOME AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE. FOG RISK IS HIGHEST AFTER 3 AM. IF THE WINDS STAY STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...FOG POTENTIAL WILL BE MUCH LOWER. 3. THE CHANCE OF WINDS GOING OUT OF RANGE ARE VIRTUALLY ZERO. DEEP SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD. 4. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO CALM OR TURN VARIABLE TOMORROW NIGHT. 5. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE LESS THAN HALF AN INCH. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........29 29 29 29 29 29 52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 60 59 57 57 57 57 57 56 56 55 55 RH..............60 69 72 80 83 83 86 86 93 93 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 13 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 DISPERSION......34 34 34 34 34 34 22 22 22 11 11 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 66 66 66 66 66 71 71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 56 61 66 69 70 71 72 73 72 72 70 RH..............96 100 90 78 70 68 66 64 62 64 64 68 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 28 28 28 26 26 26 21 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 13 13 13 12 12 12 9 9 9 DISPERSION......27 27 27 37 37 61 77 77 77 60 60 60 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 61 61 72 72 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 64 62 60 59 58 RH..............75 84 90 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 1400 1300 1300 1000 MIX HGT (M).....550 550 430 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 SE 13 SE 13 SE 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 4 DISPERSION......33 33 34 11 11 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120306.CPTO0.03/LIX