FNUS74 KLIX 092145 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-14...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 445 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE MOVING EAST. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND. REMARKS...THE FORECAST GRIDS AND POINT AND CLICK FORECAST HAVE BEEN UPDATED. PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY...SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AS A WEAK SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT THE RH MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE CALM OR VERY LIGHT. THE WIND WILL PICK UP AFTER DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY FROM THE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 70 70 31 31 31 31 31 31 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV.....M CHC CHC SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 82 82 80 76 71 68 66 64 62 60 59 58 57 RH..............M 49 56 62 71 76 78 84 87 90 93 96 96 100 DEWPOINT........M 61 63 63 62 61 60 59 59 58 57 57 57 56 20 FT WIND DIR..M N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..M 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 3.8 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 MIX HGT (KM)....M 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.M NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 DISPERSION......M 44 44 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 40 40 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 6 6 6 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 59 68 75 80 81 RH..............100 83 57 41 34 34 DEWPOINT........56 54 52 50 49 50 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 5800 5800 7300 7500 MIX HGT (M).....120 120 1770 1770 2230 2290 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18 NE 16 NE 10 NE 10 N 7 N 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 8 NE 7 NE 4 NE 4 N 3 N 2 DISPERSION......10 8 67 67 53 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........7 8 8 8 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 76 68 64 61 59 RH..............35 45 61 73 81 87 DEWPOINT........51 53 54 55 55 55 20 FT WIND......S 4 SW 3 NW 2 N 1 N 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....7500 7100 3600 3600 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....2290 2160 1100 1100 90 90 TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 NW 7 N 7 N 7 NE 8 NE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 2 NW 3 N 3 N 3 NE 4 NE 3 DISPERSION......36 3 3 3 4 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.CPTG1.02/LIX