FNUS74 KLIX 021213 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-08...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 713 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 AND POSSIBLE MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL COUNTIES. RAIN CHANCES FALL BACK ON THURSDAY BUT REMAIN IN 20 TO 30 PCT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOISTURE LEVELS TO REMAIN ELEVATE THRU THE PERIOD. WINDS TO BECOME LIGHTER WITH TIME. 1. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTY... SO NOW. WILL BE OFF AND ON ALL DAY. 2. 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 3. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG POSSIBLE 4. YES...LIGHT WINDS AND THUS CALM AND VARIABLE CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED BY LOCAL GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES CAN BE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. DEWPOINT............70. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........64 64 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 75 78 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............89 84 76 75 74 73 72 72 72 73 DEWPOINT........70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 16 16 16 18 18 18 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 DISPERSION......38 38 40 40 40 48 48 48 42 42 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. DEWPOINT............70. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 71 71 71 68 68 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RAIN RAIN TEMP............78 75 73 72 70 69 RH..............76 83 90 95 100 100 DEWPOINT........70 70 70 70 70 69 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 4 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2500 1700 1700 1700 1300 MIX HGT (M).....1100 760 520 520 520 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 SE 17 SE 16 SE 16 SE 15 SE 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 DISPERSION......42 22 14 14 9 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 50 50 50 40 40 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. DEWPOINT............71. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 55 55 55 71 71 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 70 77 80 81 81 RH..............100 100 84 74 72 72 DEWPOINT........69 70 71 71 71 71 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2100 3700 3700 4000 3500 MIX HGT (M).....400 640 1130 1130 1220 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 S 9 S 12 S 12 SE 9 SE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 S 4 S 5 S 5 SE 4 SE 5 DISPERSION......27 44 79 79 60 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.CPTO0.01/LIX