FNUS74 KLIX 241139 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-20...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 639 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A GRADUAL WARMING AND MOISTENING TREND BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. 1. WINDS MAY BECOME A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON... BUT SHOULD MAINTAIN A WESTERLY COMPONENT. 2. A SEA BREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO LOW TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN LAND AND WATER THIS AFTERNOON. IF WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THAN EXPECTED IT WILL BE DUE TO THE SHIFTING HIGH. 3. IN GENERAL IF WINDS ARE FORECAST AT OR BELOW 2 MPH YOU CAN ASSUME THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR CALM. TABLE BELOW HAS BEEN MANUALLY EDITED TO INDICATE LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS AFTER 2AM. CALM WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE SAME PERIOD. 4. PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS NEAR DAYBREAK 5. WITH MINIMUM RH FORECAST AT 28 PERCENT...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT RH WILL DROP BELOW 28 DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON. THERE IS NO DRY POCKET NEAR BIX. THE OBSERVED DEWPOINT AT BIX IS ACTUALLY EVEN A FEW HIGHER THAN AT GPT AND PQL. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 48 54 60 65 68 70 73 74 73 73 RH..............92 71 59 49 40 34 31 28 28 31 34 DEWPOINT........39 39 40 40 40 39 38 38 39 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 DISPERSION......3 3 3 3 19 19 33 33 33 72 72 CHC OF PCPN (%).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 (%).........0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 69 66 64 63 62 61 59 60 59 58 57 RH..............37 44 50 56 60 62 67 72 69 72 75 77 DEWPOINT........44 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S VAR VAR VAR VAR 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 LGT LGT LGT LGT 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 DISPERSION......72 71 71 71 40 40 8 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 62 70 75 79 79 RH..............77 67 55 50 47 50 DEWPOINT........50 51 53 55 57 59 20 FT WIND......VAR S 3 SW 6 S 7 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.LGT 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1300 2100 2100 2800 3400 MIX HGT (M).....430 400 640 640 850 1040 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 17 SW 17 SW 17 SW 17 SW 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 DISPERSION......8 8 12 43 53 68 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.CPTO2.01/LIX