FNUS74 KLIX 301231 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-08-13...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 731 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH ONLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. 1. ANY FOG THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY BRIEF...BURNING OFF BY 9 AM. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FOG...POSSIBLY MODERATE TO DENSE ON SATURDAY MORNING RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE. 2. MAIN THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF JACKSON COUNTY. BRIEF WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE VERY CLOSE TO THE COAST THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM. THE MAIN...BUT LOW...THREAT OF LIGHTNING AND HAIL WILL BE THROUGH 3 PM...BUT CANNOT BE TOTALLY DISCOUNTED UNTIL SUNSET. 3. WIND DIRECTION MAY BE RATHER VARIABLE FOR THE FIRST HOUR OR TWO UNTIL THE INVERSION MIXES OUT BY 9 AM. KGPT IS BRIEFLY SEEING A NORTHWEST WIND. DURING HOURS WE HAVE A SOUTH WIND FORECAST...WE COULD SEE WINDS BE SOUTHEAST FOR A BRIEF TIME. WE DO EXPECT WINDS TO DROP TO NEAR CALM LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD ALLOW WIND DIRECTION TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...INCLUDING POTENTIAL FOR DOWN-DRAINAGE OR LAND BREEZE WINDS TO DEVELOP. 4. MAIN PRECIPITATION THREAT WILL BE THROUGH 3 PM...WITH AVERAGE RAIN AMOUNTS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. IF A THUNDERSTORM SHOULD FORM OVER THE BURN SITE...ONE HALF TO AN INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........58 61 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 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............68 68 71 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 82 81 RH..............97 97 90 90 84 79 76 69 67 63 63 65 DEWPOINT........67 67 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 14 14 18 18 18 18 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 DISPERSION......7 7 10 10 51 51 64 64 64 65 65 65 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 86 86 86 WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 79 78 77 75 73 71 69 68 67 66 66 RH..............65 64 67 69 74 79 81 87 90 90 93 93 DEWPOINT........67 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 18 14 14 14 17 17 17 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 DISPERSION......65 66 66 66 41 41 9 12 12 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 59 59 59 44 44 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 67 76 82 84 83 RH..............97 93 71 56 53 53 DEWPOINT........64 65 66 65 65 64 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 3 SW 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1800 4400 4400 5200 4000 MIX HGT (M).....790 550 1340 1340 1580 1220 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 13 W 13 W 13 SW 12 SW 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 SW 6 W 6 W 6 SW 5 SW 6 DISPERSION......8 6 8 37 49 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.CPTG0.01/LIX