FNUS74 KLIX 200101
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-05...U.S. FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
801 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE HIGH PLAINS
OF TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  THE LOW IN TEXAS
WILL SLOWLY PULL TO THE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE WEEK...AND WILL
FINALLY BE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY BY SATURDAY.  AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC ON SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

REMARKS...
1) THE LOWEST RH ON TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER 60 PERCENT RANGE.
2) FOG DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TONIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING AND
   AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO ELEVATED WINDS. ONLY LIGHT
   PATCHY FOG CAN BE EXPECTED.
3) IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE WINDS WILL GO CALM OR VARIABLE TUESDAY NIGHT/
   WEDNESDAY MORNING.
4) ON TUESDAY...THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH AND THE
   HIGHEST AVERAGE SPEED AROUND 21 MPH.
5) THE CHANCES OF THE WIND DIRECTION BEING OUTSIDE OF SE-S-SW-W
   TUESDAY...TUESDAY NIGHT...OR WEDNESDAY MORNING IS SMALL.
6) THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UP TO TWO INCHES
   OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD.
7  CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE HIGH CLOUDS AND LOWER CLOUDS AS WELL.


.REST OF TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........46     46     46     83     83     83
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     71     68     67     66     65
RH..............73     81     87     90     97     97
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   2500   1500   1000   1300   1300
MIX HGT (M).....760    760    460    300    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 24  SE 24  SE 24  SE 26  SE 31  SE 31
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 11  SE 11  SE 11  SE 12  SE 14  SE 14
DISPERSION......68     68     47     24     35     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 (%).........83     72     72     72     54     54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     66     71     77     79     78
RH..............93     93     81     62     58     60
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 8   SE 11  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     25     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

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.CPTO0.02/LIX