FNUS74 KLIX 011428 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR G-15C...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 928 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK LANDBREEZE THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY GIVE WAY TO MORE SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS BY MID-DAY. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN SPEED BY THIS AFTERNOON...AS A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WEAK TROPICAL FEATURE WILL ALSO BRING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES TO THE AREA BEGINNING TOMORROW. 1. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF AN EXPECTED SEABREEZE AND AN INCREASING PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND A TROPICAL LOW MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. EXPECT TO SEE GUSTS OF AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 2. FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEGINNING TO FORM AFTER 3 AM AND THEN CLEARING BY 8 AM. THE FOG POTENTIAL WILL BE LOWER TONIGHT DUE TO EXPECTED STRONGER WINDS AND A MORE MIXED ATMOSHPHERE. EXPECT TO SEE SOME PATCHY DENSE FOG...MAINLY IN SHELTERED AND LOW LYING AREAS. THE FOG WILL NOT PERSISTENT...BUT WILL TEND TO COME IN AND OUT THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS FLUCTUATE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........62 62 62 54 54 54 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 80 82 84 85 85 84 84 RH..............71 65 58 55 53 53 55 55 DEWPOINT........67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.7 3.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 15 15 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 DISPERSION......19 49 49 48 48 48 49 49 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 75 71 69 68 68 RH..............59 76 87 93 97 97 DEWPOINT........67 67 67 67 67 67 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2200 1200 1200 1000 1300 MIX HGT (M).....1070 670 370 370 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 17 SE 15 SE 15 SE 22 SE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 10 SE 8 DISPERSION......49 30 13 8 8 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 64 71 71 70 70 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 70 77 82 84 83 RH..............100 93 76 65 61 63 DEWPOINT........68 68 69 69 69 69 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2100 3600 3600 3800 3400 MIX HGT (M).....400 640 1100 1100 1160 1040 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 22 SE 18 SE 18 SE 20 E 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 10 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 E 8 DISPERSION......15 25 25 48 53 53 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.G15C_.01/LIX