FNUS74 KLIX 241633 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-20...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1133 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EVEN THOUGH WINDS MAY BECOME MORE CONSISTENT OUT OF THE SW THIS AFTERNOON...IT IS STILL QUIET LIGHT WHICH MEANS VARIABILITY WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. RH/S MAY HAVE BOTTOMED OUT BUT FCTS DOES SHOW A SLIGHT LOWERING AS TEMPS WILL STILL RISE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WINDS OVERNIGHT VERY LIKELY BE NEAR CALM AND SOME WHAT CONTROLLED BY DRAINAGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DEWPOINT............36. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 70 72 73 73 73 72 RH..............26 24 23 22 23 25 27 DEWPOINT........32 32 32 32 34 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 5 5 DISPERSION......19 19 33 24 24 50 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. DEWPOINT............47 INCREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 6 6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 66 63 61 60 58 RH..............29 50 60 67 69 75 DEWPOINT........38 47 49 50 50 50 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 3 S 2 S 2 S 1 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5500 3400 1700 1700 1400 1400 MIX HGT (M).....1680 1040 520 520 430 430 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 SW 17 SW 18 SW 18 SW 18 SW 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 5 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 DISPERSION......50 71 40 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DEWPOINT............59 INCREASING TO 60 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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......S 1 S 3 SW 6 S 7 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 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...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.CPTO2.02/LIX