FNUS74 KLIX 161228 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-09...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 728 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WORK INTO LOUISIANA AND SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY LATE TOMORROW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 81 81 81 81 81 81 67 67 67 67 67 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............70 72 75 77 79 80 80 81 81 81 81 79 RH..............97 97 90 84 79 74 69 69 67 65 69 71 DEWPOINT........69 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 1.1 1.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.22 16 16 17 17 17 17 15 15 15 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 DISPERSION......29 22 22 25 77 77 57 52 52 52 35 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........67 89 89 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 75 73 72 70 68 RH..............71 79 81 84 90 93 DEWPOINT........68 68 67 67 67 66 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 E 5 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1600 700 700 600 500 MIX HGT (M).....1040 490 210 210 180 150 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 5 N 2 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 2 N 1 DISPERSION......35 39 32 7 3 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 95 95 95 93 93 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 70 76 75 76 76 RH..............93 87 71 71 64 64 DEWPOINT........66 66 66 65 63 63 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 1900 1900 2900 2700 MIX HGT (M).....150 300 580 580 880 820 TRANSPORT WIND..N 2 NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 NE 13 NE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 1 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 NE 6 NE 8 DISPERSION......3 9 12 24 34 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 80 80 80 80 80 1. FOG POTENTIAL IS RATHER LOW BUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OUT OVERNIGHT. 2. SQUALL LINE IS ALREADY WEAKENING AND WONT BE MUCH OF A LINE AS IT MOVES INTO THE REGION. THAT SAID SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND RAIN CHANCES INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW. 3. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS COULD IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT OVERALL LOOK FOR ACTIVITY TO MOSTLY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 3PM...POSSIBLY HOLD OFF UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WHATEVER RAINFALL OCCURS DURING THE DAY WILL LIKELY BE LIGHT WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS TO A TENTH OCCURING BEFORE 6PM. 4. THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE VARIATION IN THE WIND DIRECTION THROUGH THE DAY. ONLY REASON FOR ANY DEVIATION WOULD BE DUE TO CONVECTION(SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS) $$ FORECASTER...CAB REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120416.CPTG0.01/LIX