FNUS74 KLIX 281908 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO LOCK 36...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 208 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA 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. .REST OF TODAY... DEWPOINT............60. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM DEWPOINT........60 60 59 58 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. DEWPOINT............58. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........34 42 42 42 67 67 WEATHER COV.....S CHC PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............80 71 65 63 61 60 RH..............50 59 73 81 84 90 DEWPOINT........58 57 57 58 58 58 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6900 3700 2100 2100 800 600 MIX HGT (M).....2100 1130 640 640 240 180 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 14 S 14 S 12 S 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 DISPERSION......77 46 37 6 5 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. DEWPOINT............62. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........67 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 60 71 76 80 81 RH..............93 84 68 58 50 47 DEWPOINT........57 59 62 61 59 58 20 FT WIND......S 0 S 0 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 400 4600 4600 7300 5100 MIX HGT (M).....180 120 1400 1400 2230 1550 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SE 2 S 2 S 2 SE 5 S 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 1 S 1 S 1 SE 2 S 2 DISPERSION......4 1 1 12 36 27 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...PATTI ROBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.HOMOC.02/LIX