FNUS74 KLIX 242244 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-10SE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 544 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS AS WINDS BECOME WEAK AT NIGHT AND COPIOUS MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE. STRONGER SURFACE WINDS THIS WEEKEND MAY DECREASE FOG DEVELOPMENT. NO RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A RETURN OF A FEW AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. 1. PATCHY FOG REMAINS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT CERTAIN...OVERNIGHT ONCE WIND SPEEDS DECREASE. EXPECT THE WIND DECREASE TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME SUPPORTIVE OF FOG AROUND 3 TO 4 AM. DO NOT EXPECT LARGE AREAS OF FOG...BUT A FEW PATCHES OF FOG COULD BECOME MODERATE. 2. AS WIND SPEEDS DROP OFF AROUND 3 AM...DIRECTION WILL BECOME ERRATIC FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND SUNRISE. IF WINDS DECREASE QUICKER THAN EXPECTED...NORTHERLY COMPONENT WOULD ALSO BEGIN EARLIER...MAYBE AS MUCH AS 3 HOURS EARLIER...BUT A WIND DECREASE IS NOT ANTICIPATED BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL RETURN TO A SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH DIRECTION BY NOON ON FRIDAY. 3. FOR LONG TERM PLANNING PURPOSES...A ONE INCH RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH OF MAY. THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL FOR THAT MUCH RAIN NEXT WEEKEND...BUT THAT IS VERY UNCERTAIN...AND RELATIVELY LOW PROBABILITY. .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..............57 65 69 74 79 84 87 90 93 97 100 100 DEWPOINT........68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 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 SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 16 16 16 16 13 13 13 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 DISPERSION......57 45 45 45 34 34 11 6 6 6 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 84 74 61 53 48 45 45 45 47 51 DEWPOINT........68 69 68 68 67 66 65 65 65 65 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 4.6 4.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 1 1 1 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......3 1 1 1 2 20 20 55 55 55 43 43 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120524.CPTO1.02/LIX