FNUS74 KLIX 302220 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-02...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 520 PM 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH ONLY ISOLATED PRECIPITATION THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. 1. PLEASE INCLUDE A FOG POTENTIAL STATEMENT FOR TONIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING, AND FOR SATURDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING. FOG DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THIS SPOT LOCATION WILL EXPERIENCE PATCHY FOG AND SLIGHTLY MORE FOG DEVELOPMENT FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND MONDAY MORNING. 2. ACCORDING TO THE 2:17PM POINT AND CLICK FORECAST FOR 30.44N 88.7W, WE SHOULD EXPECT A MIX OF LIGHT SSW-SW-WSW WINDS TOMORROW. THIS IS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF OUR ALLOWABLE RANGE OF SW-W-NW. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE MODERATE-TO-LIGHT WINDS MAY ALLOW A SEA BREEZE TO DEVELOP, AND WINDS MAY BECOME S-SSE-SE AT TIMES. PLEASE INCLUDE A REMARK ON WHAT WIND DIRECTIONS WE MAY SEE TOMORROW. LARGE SCALE FLOW WILL GENERALLY YIELD A SOUTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE COASTAL AREA FOR SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT AND SMALL SCALE FEATURES WILL BECOME PREDOMINANT AS LAND TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 80S WITH MISSISSIPPI SOUND WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S. THEREFORE... A SEA BREEZE WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM SATURDAY WITH A WIND DIRECTION OCCASION SW-SSW-S DURING THIS TIME. 3. POINT AND CLICK FORECAST HAS WINDS GOING VERY LIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING, BUT STAYING WSW. EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT A NORTHERLY DRAINAGE FLOW OR LAND BREEZE MAY DEVELOP UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. PLEASE INCLUDE A REMARK ON WHAT WIND DIRECTIONS WE MAY SEE TOMORROW NIGHT. ALSO, PLEASE LOOK AT THE VERIFICATION OF YESTERDAYS SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-13-15S, WHEN A NORTHERLY FLOW DID OCCUR OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CALM EACH NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WITH LAND TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 60S AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND SEA TEMPERATURE REMAINING IN THE 70S...SMALL SCALE FEATURES LIKE A LAND BREEZE WILL OVERRIDE LARGE SCALE FEATURES OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. ALBEIT...THESE WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 3 KNOTS AT EYE LEVEL. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........78 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RNF RNF RNF TEMP............73 73 72 71 70 70 70 71 71 69 68 67 66 RH..............79 81 84 87 87 87 84 84 87 90 92 93 97 DEWPOINT........66 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 65 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 18 18 14 14 17 17 17 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 DISPERSION......65 65 25 25 25 19 9 12 12 12 12 12 57 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 52 52 52 62 62 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RN/FG TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 66 73 80 83 82 RH..............97 92 72 59 54 57 DEWPOINT........64 64 64 64 64 65 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 SW 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 1700 4400 4400 3700 2800 MIX HGT (M).....760 520 1340 1340 1130 850 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......57 23 37 37 32 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........62 44 44 44 61 61 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 73 70 69 68 66 RH..............63 79 87 87 90 93 DEWPOINT........66 66 66 65 65 64 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2500 1800 1800 1100 1000 MIX HGT (M).....850 760 550 550 340 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 SW 12 W 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 5 W 3 DISPERSION......33 19 18 11 8 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.CPTG0.02/LIX