FNUS74 KLIX 271225 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-05...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 725 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A GRADUAL RETURN OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN ON FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER TEXAS MOVES INTO THE REGION. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NEXT WEEKEND. 1. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR KPQL. THE MOST FAVORED TIME WILL BE MAINLY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. 2. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO GO LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD OCCUR AS EARLY AS 9 PM AND WOULD LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS ABOUT 11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH ABOUT 7 PM. THIS FORECAST ALREADY ACCOUNTS FOR THE SEA BREEZE. 4. WIND SPEEDS MAY BRIEFLY HAVE A NORTHEAST COMPONENT THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD BECOME SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WHERE THE WINDS COULD BECOME DUE SOUTH...NEAR 180 DEGREES...GENERALLY DURING THE 3 PM TO 7 PM TIME FRAME. AFTER THAT...WINDS MAY BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AT A SIMILAR TIME TO THIS MORNING. 5. THERE WILL BE LOW CHANCES...20 TO 30 PERCENT...OF RAIN DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........9 9 9 9 9 19 19 19 19 19 19 WEATHER COV.....PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............62 69 73 76 78 79 80 80 80 79 77 RH..............90 81 70 64 58 52 50 49 52 58 62 DEWPOINT........58 59 60 60 60 59 59 59 60 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N E E E SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 8 8 8 10 10 10 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 DISPERSION......1 1 4 26 26 45 45 45 53 53 71 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........19 25 25 25 25 25 25 32 32 32 32 32 WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG TEMP............75 73 71 69 68 67 67 66 65 65 64 63 RH..............62 68 73 78 81 84 84 87 87 87 90 93 DEWPOINT........61 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 61 61 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 DISPERSION......71 23 23 23 19 19 5 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 45 45 45 47 47 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 66 74 78 79 78 RH..............93 84 69 58 54 58 DEWPOINT........60 61 63 62 61 62 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 900 3100 3100 5000 4200 MIX HGT (M).....180 270 940 940 1520 1280 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 3 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 1 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 4 DISPERSION......3 2 5 22 29 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.CPTO0.01/LIX