FNUS74 KLIX 102311 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-08...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 611 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WILL PUSH EAST TO THE OHIO VALLEY BY FRIDAY. WIND FLOW WILL BECOME EASTERLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. RAIN AND SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA SATURDAY NIGHT AND PULL IN DEEP MOISTURE AND PRODUCE RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REMARKS...PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY... AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL NOT BE UNTIL LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT WITH MOST PLACES RECEIVING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES...ALTHOUGH EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS MAY BECOME LIGHT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL PREDOMINATELY BY FROM THE SOUTHEAST DURING THAT PERIOD. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 17 17 17 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 80 76 71 68 66 64 63 61 60 59 58 RH..............45 53 63 70 75 80 84 89 90 93 96 96 DEWPOINT........57 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 57 57 57 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 MIX HGT (KM)....2.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N E E E SE SE SE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.2 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 DISPERSION......44 44 44 44 40 40 3 3 3 3 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 50 65 65 43 43 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............58 60 68 75 79 80 RH..............96 86 61 48 44 44 DEWPOINT........57 56 54 54 55 56 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 3700 3700 6300 4600 MIX HGT (M).....120 210 1130 1130 1920 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 10 E 13 E 13 SE 15 SE 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4 E 4 E 6 E 6 SE 7 SE 8 DISPERSION......5 4 2 31 17 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 78 78 78 95 95 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............80 77 72 69 67 65 RH..............46 53 65 75 83 92 DEWPOINT........58 59 59 60 61 62 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 1600 900 900 400 200 MIX HGT (M).....1400 490 270 270 120 60 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 21 SE 18 SE 18 SE 16 SE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 9 DISPERSION......26 15 18 8 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120510.CPTO0.01/LIX