FNUS74 KLIX 021211 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GB-05-06...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 711 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. QUESTIONS 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 80. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 17 TO 23 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 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............72 75 77 78 79 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............90 82 79 76 74 72 72 72 72 74 DEWPOINT........69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 DISPERSION......36 36 41 41 41 52 52 52 40 40 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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. DEWPOINT............69. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 71 71 71 68 68 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RAIN RAIN TEMP............78 75 72 71 70 69 RH..............74 82 90 93 97 100 DEWPOINT........69 69 69 69 69 69 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 2200 1500 1500 1200 1400 MIX HGT (M).....1010 670 460 460 370 430 TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 SE 18 SE 15 SE 15 SE 16 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 DISPERSION......40 20 14 14 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 60 60 60 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 81. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 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............70. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 54 54 54 71 71 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 70 76 79 81 81 RH..............100 100 82 74 69 69 DEWPOINT........69 70 70 70 70 70 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 4 SE 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2500 3400 3400 3300 3500 MIX HGT (M).....430 760 1040 1040 1010 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 S 10 SE 14 SE 14 S 10 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 S 4 SE 6 SE 6 S 4 SE 6 DISPERSION......21 47 76 76 51 48 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.GB050.01/LIX