FNUS74 KLIX 111221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-08...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 721 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 (%).........38 38 38 38 38 63 63 63 63 63 63 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............64 67 70 73 75 76 78 79 80 80 80 RH..............77 71 64 58 52 47 45 42 42 43 45 DEWPOINT........54 54 54 54 54 53 53 54 55 56 56 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 13 13 13 15 15 15 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 DISPERSION......7 7 8 45 45 68 68 68 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 (%).........63 90 90 90 96 96 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN RAIN TEMP............79 75 70 68 66 64 RH..............45 55 68 77 87 95 DEWPOINT........56 58 59 60 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)....4400 1800 1100 1100 700 600 MIX HGT (M).....1340 550 340 340 210 180 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 18 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 94 94 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............63 65 70 75 78 80 RH..............100 99 87 79 69 62 DEWPOINT........63 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)....600 1300 2500 2500 3600 3500 MIX HGT (M).....180 400 760 760 1100 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 25 SE 28 SE 28 SE 28 S 25 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 9 SE 11 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 S 11 DISPERSION......19 23 37 60 74 71 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.CPTO0.01/LIX