FNUS74 KLIX 121401 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-01...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 901 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. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........38 38 38 38 38 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 65 68 70 73 75 75 75 74 RH..............51 47 44 43 41 41 38 41 44 51 DEWPOINT........40 41 42 43 45 46 48 50 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...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 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 13 13 13 7 7 7 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 DISPERSION......12 12 44 44 44 37 37 37 18 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).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 1. NO THE SEABREEZE WILL NOT DEVELOP TILL AROUND MIDDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. YES THE WINDS ARE LIGHT BUT WITH WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE REMAINING OUT OF THE NORTH IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE SEABREEZE TO DEVELOP EARLY. LOOK AROUND 1-2PM WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE SHOWING IN THE POINT AND CLICK. 2. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT THE RH COULD FALL BELOW 30% BUT WE ARE EXPECTING A SLIGHT DEWPOINT RECOVERY DURING AFTERNOON AS THE WEAK ESE-SE WINDS KICK IN WHICH COULD HELP US REMAIN ABOVE 30%. 3. PATCHY FOG IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION BUT IF IT DEVELOPS IT WILL BE LIGHT AND LIKELY ONLY IN RIVER VALLEYS AND IMMEDIATE TO THE BURNING LOCATIONS. 4. IF THE THICK HIGH CLOUDS MOVE IN THEY COULD HAVE SOME IMPACT ON HIGH TEMPS BUT NOT LIKELY...STILL LOOKING AROUND THE MID 70S(75-77). $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120412.CPTF0.01/LIX