FNUS74 KLIX 192050 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-01A...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 350 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...BUT AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO WINDS TURNING MORE SOUTHERLY AND INCREASING IN SPEED BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AMPLE MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES ELEVATED THROUGH THE PERIOD. 1. WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH...THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE A SEABREEZE DEVELOPING...MUCH AS SEEN TODAY. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST TO 15 MPH AT TIMES AFTER THE SEABREEZE MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO LESS OVERALL CLOUD COVER IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 2. PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ANY FOG WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER 3 AM AND WILL QUICKLY CLEAR AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH FOG GONE BY 9 AM. THE FOG WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN DRAINAGES. FOG IS LESS LIKELY FOR FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO INCREASED WINDS AND TURBULENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRENGTHENING LOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. 3. DO NOT EXPECT WINDS TO GO COMPLETELY CALM GIVEN THE STREGNTH OF THE LOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. 4. THE WINDS ARE TURNING FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST TO THE SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO NOT ONLY THE ORIENTATION OF THE RIDGE OF THE EAST...BUT ALSO THE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 28 28 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 74 72 70 68 65 63 61 60 59 59 58 RH..............54 59 64 68 73 81 87 93 96 96 96 100 DEWPOINT........58 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 58 58 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW W W W S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 DISPERSION......13 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 35 35 35 35 35 35 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 58 62 66 69 71 73 75 77 79 78 77 RH..............100 100 87 75 68 63 62 58 54 52 54 56 DEWPOINT........57 58 58 58 58 58 59 59 59 60 60 60 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 DISPERSION......10 15 15 15 25 25 25 38 38 38 57 57 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........20 33 33 33 33 33 33 65 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............75 74 72 70 69 67 66 64 63 63 62 62 RH..............62 64 68 73 76 81 84 90 93 93 97 97 DEWPOINT........61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......57 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120419.CPTF0.01/LIX