FNUS74 KLIX 291230 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-13...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 730 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVE EAST ACROSS TEXAS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 1. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT AGAIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IF FOG DEVELOPS IT COULD BE DENSE. CLOUD COVER AND DEPTH OF THE INVERSION WOULD BE THE LIMITING FACTORS. PAST FEW MORNINGS INVERSION WAS ONLY 200 FEET DEEP AND FOG WAS LIMITED...THIS MORNING 600 FEET DEEP...THUS MORE FOG. CURRENTLY...IT LOOKS LIKE INVERSION DEPTH WILL BE ABOUT 300 FEET TOMORROW. 2. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL...ABOUT 20 PERCENT...FOR LIGHTNING AS EARLY AS ABOUT NOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........62 62 62 62 62 62 58 58 58 58 58 WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............65 71 74 78 80 82 82 82 82 81 81 RH..............94 89 74 69 59 55 51 52 56 58 62 DEWPOINT........62 62 63 63 63 62 62 63 64 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 10 10 10 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 DISPERSION......4 4 5 45 45 46 46 46 53 53 53 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........58 63 63 63 63 63 63 78 78 78 78 78 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 77 74 72 71 71 69 69 68 67 67 66 RH..............62 70 79 84 84 84 90 90 93 97 97 100 DEWPOINT........66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 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 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 12 12 8 8 8 12 12 12 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 DISPERSION......53 35 35 35 20 20 5 8 8 5 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 61 61 61 75 75 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 67 73 78 79 78 RH..............100 93 73 60 58 64 DEWPOINT........66 65 64 63 63 65 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3700 4400 4400 4700 4500 MIX HGT (M).....940 1130 1340 1340 1430 1370 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 7 S 3 S 3 S 8 SW 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 SW 3 S 1 S 1 S 4 SW 4 DISPERSION......6 3 2 13 32 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.CPTG1.01/LIX