FNUS74 KLIX 272019 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-05-06...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 319 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A RETURN OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN ON FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVE EAST ACROSS TEXAS. REMARKS... 1. SEE TABULAR FORECAST BELOW FOR TIMING OF PATCHY FOG EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. 2. TABULAR FORECAST BELOW SHOWS VERY LIGHT TO CALM WINDS FOR MOST OF TONIGHT...EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 3. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST AROUND 10 MPH AS INDICATED IN TABULAR FORECAST BELOW. 4. AS INDICATED IN THE TABULAR FORECAST BELOW...THE CURRENT FORECAST WINDS ARE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST FOR WEDNESDAY...BUT MAY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. 5. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 47 PERCENT AS INDICATED BELOW. 6. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT 30 TO 40 PERCENT. DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF RAINFALL... RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE LOW...AT ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........18 18 18 18 18 18 32 32 32 32 32 WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG TEMP............74 72 70 68 66 64 63 62 62 61 61 RH..............54 65 76 81 87 93 97 100 97 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 DISPERSION......18 18 18 9 8 3 4 4 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 35 35 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG TEMP............60 59 62 68 73 76 78 80 81 82 82 81 RH..............100 100 97 81 71 64 58 52 51 47 47 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 DISPERSION......3 2 2 2 4 31 31 29 29 29 34 34 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........36 58 58 58 72 72 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............79 72 67 65 62 60 RH..............56 73 87 90 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 4 NE 2 N 1 N 0 NE 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 3600 3100 3100 2100 1800 MIX HGT (M).....1650 1100 940 940 640 550 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 SW 5 NW 2 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 2 NW 1 DISPERSION......49 40 36 4 2 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.CPTG0.02/LIX