FNUS74 KLIX 251115 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-20...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 615 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 1. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...IF WINDS CALM MORE THAN FORECAST... SOME LIGHT PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP NEAR DAYBREAK. 2. WIND SHOULD REMAIN SW OR SOUTH TODAY. HOWEVER...IT MAY SHIFT TO SLIGHTLY EAST OF SOUTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. 3. AS INDICATED IN THE TABULAR FORECAST BELOW...GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 68 70 72 75 76 79 80 80 79 RH..............64 64 63 57 54 52 47 47 49 52 DEWPOINT........53 55 56 56 57 57 57 58 59 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 10 11 11 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 17 17 18 16 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.4 3.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 DISPERSION......13 13 12 47 47 52 52 52 66 66 CHC OF PCPN (%).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 (%).........14 14 14 14 14 14 14 19 19 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 76 73 71 70 69 68 68 67 66 65 65 RH..............54 60 68 73 76 81 84 84 87 93 97 97 DEWPOINT........60 61 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 24 24 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 11 11 DISPERSION......66 60 60 60 62 62 14 9 9 9 11 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 26 26 26 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 68 74 78 81 81 RH..............98 87 71 60 54 56 DEWPOINT........63 63 63 63 63 64 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1800 2600 2600 3400 3500 MIX HGT (M).....610 550 790 790 1040 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 26 SW 23 SW 23 SW 20 SW 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 11 SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 DISPERSION......11 12 15 68 67 73 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.CPTO2.01/LIX