FNUS74 KLIX 261320 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-18...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 820 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE LOCAL WEATHER THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. HOWEVER...MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AS ONSHORE FLOW BRINGS IN A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS FROM OVER THE GULF. PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. 1 - WINDS WILL LIKELY CALM FOR A FEW HOURS NEAR DAYBREAK. HOWEVER... NORTHERLY DRAINAGE IS NOT EXPECTED. 2 - EVEN IF A SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS...IT SHOULD MANIFEST ITSELF ONLY IN A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY. VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........22 22 22 22 22 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 75 77 78 80 81 81 82 82 81 RH..............81 73 69 64 62 58 56 56 56 58 DEWPOINT........64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 21 21 21 20 20 22 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 DISPERSION......15 15 61 61 49 49 49 58 78 78 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........13 42 42 42 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 76 72 69 67 66 RH..............58 66 79 87 93 93 DEWPOINT........64 64 65 65 65 64 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 4 S 2 S 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 2400 1600 1600 1800 1900 MIX HGT (M).....1130 730 490 490 550 580 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 22 SW 20 SW 20 SW 16 SW 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 7 SW 7 DISPERSION......78 60 39 9 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 41 41 41 37 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 67 75 79 80 80 RH..............100 93 71 62 60 60 DEWPOINT........65 65 65 65 65 65 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2000 2200 2200 3000 3700 MIX HGT (M).....580 610 670 670 910 1130 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 SW 16 S 16 S 16 S 16 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7 SW 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 DISPERSION......7 11 22 43 52 62 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.CPTG0.01/LIX