FNUS74 KLIX 011341 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GB-05N...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 841 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 FAVORABLE LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DRAINAGES. THE FOG WILL NOT PERSISTENT...BUT WILL TEND TO COME IN AND OUT THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS FLUCTUATE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........63 63 63 63 63 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 73 77 80 82 84 85 85 84 84 RH..............90 81 71 65 58 55 53 53 55 55 DEWPOINT........66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 14 14 14 15 15 15 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 DISPERSION......3 4 19 48 48 47 47 47 48 48 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............83 75 71 69 68 67 RH..............57 74 87 93 97 100 DEWPOINT........66 66 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 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1900 1000 1000 800 1200 MIX HGT (M).....1010 580 300 300 240 370 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 18 SE 12 SE 12 SE 21 SE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 8 SE 5 SE 5 SE 9 SE 8 DISPERSION......48 26 12 8 8 11 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 71 71 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............67 69 77 81 84 83 RH..............100 97 76 67 61 63 DEWPOINT........67 68 69 69 69 69 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2400 3500 3500 3600 3500 MIX HGT (M).....370 730 1070 1070 1100 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 22 SE 20 SE 20 SE 21 E 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 E 9 DISPERSION......11 25 26 51 53 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.GB05N.01/LIX