FNUS74 KLIX 191238 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-05...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 738 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY. A SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN SLIDE INTO TEXAS ON TUESDAY AND REMAIN STALLED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE LOW WILL FINALLY PULL INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY...AND THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST BY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FINALLY BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY. 1. RH HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW FORECAST THE PAST FEW DAYS, WITH VALUES OF 13-21 BELOW FORECAST AT TRENT LOTT AIRPORT YESTERDAY BETWEEN 10AM AND 2PM. WHAT IS THE EXPECTED LOW RH TODAY MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 50 TO 55 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. 2. PLEASE INCLUDE A FOG POTENTIAL STATEMENT FOR MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING AND THESE WIND SPEED SHOULD IMPEDE ANY DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT...ONLY LIGHT FOG CAN BE EXPECTED. 3. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WIND GOING CALM OR LIGHT/VARIABMAVLE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING NOTE: WIND DID GO CALM SUNDAY NIGHT. MINIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 5 KNOTS IS EXPECTED. THE STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL INCREASE SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. 4. WHAT ARE THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS AND HIGHEST AVERAGE WIND SPEEDS WE SHOULD EXPECT MONDAY WIND GUSTS UP TO 23 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 PM TODAY 5. ALLOWABLE WIND DIRECTIONS ARE SE-S-SW-W. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF WIND DIRECTION BEING OUTSIDE ALLOWABLE AT ANY TIME MONDAY, MONDAY NIGHT, OR TUESDAY MORNING CHANCES ARE VERY LOW AS THE STORM SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER THE PLAIN STATES THROUGH THURSDAY. THEREFORE...WIND DIRECTION BETWEEN ESE TO SE CAN BE EXPECTED. 6. WHEN IS THE NEXT RAIN EXPECTED, AND HOW MUCH RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH BETTER CHANCES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A QUARTER TO HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 49 49 49 49 49 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 67 69 71 73 76 78 80 80 80 77 RH..............97 93 90 87 79 73 64 60 56 62 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 23 23 23 25 25 25 25 25 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 DISPERSION......22 22 31 52 52 68 68 68 86 86 86 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 62 62 62 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 71 69 68 66 65 RH..............66 76 81 84 90 93 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 2500 1500 1500 1000 1300 MIX HGT (M).....1040 760 460 460 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 25 SE 24 SE 24 SE 24 SE 26 SE 31 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 12 SE 14 DISPERSION......86 68 47 27 24 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 59 59 59 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 65 68 72 76 79 RH..............100 93 87 79 69 60 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2600 4400 4400 5800 5200 MIX HGT (M).....400 790 1340 1340 1770 1580 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 31 SE 36 SE 37 SE 37 SE 36 SE 33 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 14 SE 16 SE 17 SE 17 SE 16 SE 15 DISPERSION......35 48 49 107 116 104 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.CPTO0.01/LIX