FNUS74 KLIX 121231 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-01...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 731 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AT THE SAME TIME...TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS STATES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL CREATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE MISSISSIPPI COAST SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 1. THE POINTANDCLICK FORECAST FOR 30.4N 88.72W SAYS WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME 6MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON... WITH WIND THIS LIGHT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT SEABREEZE WILL DEVELOP AND SE WIND WILL OCCUR EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. MISSISSIPPI SOUND WATER TEMPS ARE HOVERING IN THE MID 70S AND HIGH TEMPS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST ARE EXPECTED IN THE MID 70S FOR THIS AFTERNOON. NEARLY EVEN SURFACE HEATING BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL NOT CAUSE A SEA BREEZE. HOWEVER...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY MOVING EAST TODAY WILL ALLOW THE WINDS TO COLLAPSE AND BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. 2. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WAS BELOW 80 AND IT WAS LOWER THAN FORECAST IN YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-13-14-19BOTH OF WHICH RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT TODAYS LOW RH. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT RH COULD FALL BELOW 30, AND IF SO, FOR WHAT TIMEFRAME. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. IF DEWPOINT DROP BELOW 40F...PLEASE NOTIFY FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER ON DUTY. 3. PLEASE INCLUDE A FOG POTENTIAL STATEMENT IN YOUR REMARKS. PATCHY FOG IS ONLY POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. 4. SKY CLEARED OVERNIGHT, INSTEAD OF REMAINING PARTLY CLOUDY AS FORECASTDOES THIS HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR TODAYS FORECAST A FEW MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........38 38 38 38 38 38 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 60 63 65 68 70 73 75 75 75 74 RH..............61 51 47 44 43 41 41 38 41 44 51 DEWPOINT........42 40 41 42 43 45 46 48 50 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 13 13 13 7 7 7 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 DISPERSION......12 12 12 44 44 44 37 37 37 18 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........29 25 25 25 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 67 64 61 59 58 RH..............51 61 70 78 87 93 DEWPOINT........52 53 54 54 55 56 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 3 S 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 3600 2700 2700 1800 1300 MIX HGT (M).....1340 1100 820 820 550 400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 E 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 6 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 1 E 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 3 SE 3 DISPERSION......18 10 11 2 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 33 33 33 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 61 67 74 78 77 RH..............100 90 70 53 47 47 DEWPOINT........58 58 57 56 56 55 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1900 3200 3200 4500 4400 MIX HGT (M).....400 580 980 980 1370 1340 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 13 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 6 SE 6 DISPERSION......3 3 6 31 50 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120412.CPTF0.01/LIX