FNUS74 KLIX 021620 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHOPPY BAYOU PL RUPTURE...GOHSEP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1120 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. AN INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES FALL BACK ON THURSDAY BUT REMAIN NEAR 30% AND 20% THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOISTURE LEVELS TO REMAIN ELEVATE THRU THE PERIOD. WINDS TO BECOME LIGHTER WITH TIME. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 82 84 85 86 86 85 84 RH..............72 67 61 57 55 55 57 59 DEWPOINT........70 70 69 68 68 68 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..83 86 88 88 89 89 88 87 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.9 2.9 5.2 5.2 5.2 3.7 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 12 12 12 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 DISPERSION......35 35 35 43 43 43 46 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 71 71 71 68 68 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RAIN RAIN TEMP............83 77 73 71 70 70 RH..............63 76 87 93 97 93 DEWPOINT........69 69 69 69 69 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 77 73 71 70 70 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 3200 300 300 200 BLW100 MIX HGT (M).....1130 980 90 90 60 BLW10M TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 E 8 E 8 SE 10 E 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 E 4 E 4 SE 4 E 2 DISPERSION......46 23 5 5 3 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 60 60 60 70 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 73 82 85 87 87 RH..............93 87 69 63 57 55 DEWPOINT........68 69 71 71 70 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..70 73 86 90 92 91 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 100 4400 4400 5200 4900 MIX HGT (M).....BLW10M 30 1340 1340 1580 1490 TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 SE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 SE 4 DISPERSION......1 0 30 30 29 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...ERICKSON REQUESTED BY...DARREN GUIDRY TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120502.CHOPP.01/LIX