FNUS74 KLIX 211219 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-05...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 719 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA AS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES. HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AND THURSDAY. EXPECT UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES TO DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........88 88 88 88 88 89 89 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............68 69 71 73 75 76 77 78 78 78 RH..............93 90 84 79 74 71 69 67 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.36 36 36 36 36 35 35 35 35 35 TRANS SPD (M/S).16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 DISPERSION......48 48 48 107 107 113 113 113 117 117 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 100 100 100 100 100 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........89 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 67 RH..............69 71 74 76 79 81 84 87 90 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.3 0.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.35 35 35 35 35 35 35 33 33 33 30 30 TRANS SPD (M/S).16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 13 13 DISPERSION......117 116 116 116 111 111 46 45 45 45 40 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........95 95 95 95 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 67 70 74 76 77 RH..............97 93 87 76 74 71 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2200 3100 3100 3700 3100 MIX HGT (M).....90 670 940 940 1130 940 TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 S 26 S 26 S 26 S 26 S 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 13 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 11 DISPERSION......40 36 36 64 70 59 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 .REMARKS... 1) NO FOG EXPECTED. 2) WIND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO CALM TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING. 3) HIGHEST INSTANTANEOUS GUST COULD BE UP TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST AVERAGE WIND SPEED SHOULD BE AROUND 19 MPH. 4) WE DO NO SEE ANY CHANCE THAT THE WIND WILL FALL OUTSIDE A SE-SW DIR. 5) SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY AND HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 5PM AND 7PM. ALL AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AROUND 3 INCHES WITH SOME TOTALS AS HIGH AS FIVE INCHES. CHANCES OF RAIN ARRIVING AFTER 4PM ARE SLIM. WE SHOULD SEE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS BEFORE 4PM BUT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SHOULD ARRIVE AFTER 4PM. 6) MOSTLY LOW LEVEL CUMULUS WITH SOME TOWERING CUMULUS. SOME CIRRUS AS WELL. MOSTLY CLOUDY. 7) VERY SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHTNING UNTIL AFTER 4PM. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.CPTO0.01/LIX