FNUS74 KLIX 111219 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-09-06...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 719 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED OVER TEXAS. THIS WILL LEAD OT MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HELPING TO INCREASE THE MOISTURE. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TODAY AND THROUGH TOMORROW WITH WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........36 36 36 36 36 61 61 61 61 61 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 68 70 73 75 77 78 79 80 80 80 RH..............75 70 63 59 53 48 45 43 42 44 45 DEWPOINT........55 55 55 55 55 54 54 54 55 56 56 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 DISPERSION......7 7 8 41 41 63 63 63 74 74 74 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 90 90 90 96 96 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN RAIN TEMP............79 75 70 68 66 64 RH..............45 55 68 78 87 93 DEWPOINT........56 58 59 61 62 62 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 E 4 E 4 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 1800 1100 1100 700 500 MIX HGT (M).....1370 550 340 340 210 150 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......74 43 20 12 11 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 40 40 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........96 93 93 93 95 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............63 65 70 75 78 80 RH..............97 97 87 79 69 62 DEWPOINT........62 64 66 68 67 66 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 7 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 2500 2500 3700 3500 MIX HGT (M).....150 400 760 760 1130 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 25 SE 26 SE 26 SE 26 SE 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 11 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 DISPERSION......19 23 36 57 71 70 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 80 80 1. NO FOG TONIGHT. 2. RAIN COULD START AS EARLY AS 21Z(5PM)TOTAL ACCUMULATION FOR THE EVEN IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. 3. WINDS COULD GO LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR A SHORT TIME BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF SMOKE DRIFTING SOUTH IS VERY LOW AS WINDS JUST ABOUT THE SURFACE WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AND QUITE STRONG. 4. NO. 5. MAXIMUM GUST OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 25-30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120511.CPTG0.01/LIX