FNUS74 KLIX 202341 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-01A...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 641 PM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. THE WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH WILL OCCUR AFTER 3 OR 4 AM SATURDAY. WINDS COULD GO CALM OR WILL AT LEAST BE QUITE LIGHT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND OVERNIGHT UNTIL ABOUT 3 AM OR SO. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........56 56 56 56 56 56 75 75 75 75 75 75 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............74 72 69 66 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 62 RH..............66 73 81 84 87 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 DEWPOINT........60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.4 0.4 2.5 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 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 15 15 15 18 18 18 18 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 DISPERSION......36 12 12 10 10 13 25 25 25 25 20 42 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 73 73 73 68 68 WEATHER COV.....S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 64 70 70 72 71 RH..............87 81 66 66 61 61 DEWPOINT........58 58 58 58 58 57 20 FT WIND......NW 6 N 8 N 10 N 11 N 12 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 25 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3400 3000 3000 3200 3600 MIX HGT (M).....730 1040 910 910 980 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 10 N 12 N 12 N 15 N 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 W 4 N 5 N 5 N 7 N 9 DISPERSION......42 26 28 28 33 53 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 60 60 60 60 60 .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 50 50 50 15 15 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 65 62 61 59 56 RH..............63 68 72 72 72 77 DEWPOINT........56 54 53 52 50 49 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 13 N 13 N 14 N 14 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 900 2400 2400 2900 2200 MIX HGT (M).....1100 270 730 730 880 670 TRANSPORT WIND..N 20 N 26 N 29 N 29 N 28 N 28 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 9 N 12 N 13 N 13 N 13 N 13 DISPERSION......53 36 39 39 37 37 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.CPTF0.02/LIX