FNUS74 KLIX 211138 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO BB 23...USFS HOMOCHITTO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 638 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FEW LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY. SPARSE COVERAGE EXPECTED SO APPRECIABLE RAIN WILL BE QUITE LOCALIZED. OVERALL PATTERN TO REMAIN SIMILAR THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MOISTURE TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AS EAST TO SE WINDS DEVELOP. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. DEWPOINT............61. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 42 56 56 56 59 59 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 83 86 87 88 89 88 RH..............46 44 40 39 39 39 40 DEWPOINT........60 60 60 60 61 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 5.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 6.3 6.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.7 1.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 6 6 DISPERSION......12 12 47 47 47 47 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. DEWPOINT............62. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........59 63 63 63 58 58 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 81 75 69 65 64 RH..............45 53 64 76 87 90 DEWPOINT........62 62 62 61 61 61 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6300 5800 300 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....1920 1770 90 90 90 90 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 9 N 3 N 3 N 7 N 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 6 NW 4 N 1 N 1 N 3 N 1 DISPERSION......47 61 5 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 .TUESDAY... DEWPOINT............63. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM DEWPOINT........61 62 63 62 61 61 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...JEFF BEIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.HOMOC.01/LIX