FNUS74 KLIX 201200 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-01A...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 700 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN. EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY WITH SOME EASING SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. 1. A SEABREEZE IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...LIKELY AROUND THE SAME TIME AS YOU EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. WIND DIRECTION WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AND SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. 2. SOME PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. IF THIS MORNING IS ANY INDICATION IT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. FOG DID NOT DEVELOP MUCH THIS MORNING. 3. THIS IS CORRECT...A LOT OF TIMING ISSUES IN REGARDS TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 6AM TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS THE WIND SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TOMORROW MORNING AROUND 7AM AND THEN BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 4. CURRENTLY NOT ANTICIPATING A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND. WINDS SHOULD STAY MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 35 35 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 62 65 69 73 77 79 79 79 79 78 76 RH..............93 93 84 75 68 59 50 47 49 50 54 59 DEWPOINT........56 57 57 58 58 58 57 57 58 58 58 59 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.8 2.8 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......4 4 4 4 40 40 52 52 52 52 48 48 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... 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............74 72 69 66 65 64 64 63 63 63 63 63 RH..............59 64 73 81 87 90 90 93 90 90 87 87 DEWPOINT........59 59 60 60 61 61 61 61 60 60 59 59 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)...4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W W TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 15 15 15 18 18 18 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 DISPERSION......48 49 49 49 8 8 7 12 12 12 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........65 87 87 87 87 87 87 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............63 63 65 69 72 73 73 74 75 75 74 73 RH..............84 84 78 68 61 59 57 55 54 52 51 51 DEWPOINT........58 58 58 58 58 58 57 57 57 56 55 54 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NE NE E NE NE N N 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 10 10 12 12 12 15 15 15 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 DISPERSION......7 5 7 7 8 37 37 44 44 44 72 53 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.CPTF0.01/LIX