FNUS74 KLIX 241349 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-10SE...SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 849 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY...WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON AS A SEABREEZE DEVELOPS. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PUSH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SEABREEZE WILL DIE OFF QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET...ALLOWING WINDS TO QUICKLY DIE OFF. WINDS SHOULD BASICALLY GO CALM BY MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...AROUND 5 TO 6 AM...AN EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST COMPONENT WILL DEVELOP AS A WEAK LANDBREEZE FORMS. THIS EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AROUND 10 AM...BEFORE ANOTHER SEABREEZE BEGINS TO FORM IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW. 1. WITH LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN PLACE...PATCHY LIGHT FOG CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. FOG WILL BE MOST PREVALENT FROM AROUND 5 AM TO 8 AM...WHEN THE INVERSION IS STRONGEST. 2. THERE IS VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT WINDS WILL GO CALM AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST IN THE 5 TO 6 AM TIME FRAME. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............79 84 86 87 88 88 88 88 86 RH..............69 61 57 53 52 52 52 52 55 DEWPOINT........68 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 6 7 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.2 4.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 10 10 10 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 DISPERSION......3 4 51 37 43 43 32 36 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........17 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 82 80 78 76 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 RH..............59 65 69 74 79 84 84 87 90 93 97 100 DEWPOINT........69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 DISPERSION......48 41 41 45 29 29 6 5 5 5 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........9 10 10 10 10 10 10 17 17 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 69 73 77 82 85 87 89 89 89 88 86 RH..............100 100 87 76 65 57 53 48 48 48 50 53 DEWPOINT........68 69 69 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 1 1 1 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......3 1 1 1 3 28 28 35 35 35 37 49 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120524.CPTO1.01/LIX