FNUS74 KLIX 292148 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-04...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 448 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BROAD WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BEFORE A LATE SEASON COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FRIDAY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH WILL BRING MORE IN THE WAY OF DRIER AIR THAN NECESSARILY COLDER AIR. 1. PATCHY LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANY FOG SHOULD GENERALLY OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT EACH NIGHT AND CLEAR UP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF SUNRISE. IF RAINFALL OCCURS ON SITE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...FOG MAY BECOME A BIT THICKER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 2. WIND SPEEDS AT KPQL STAYED ROUGHLY THE SAME 3 TO 5 KNOTS ALL DAY UNTIL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON TOMORROW/S FORECAST. 3. WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON... THERE WILL ALSO BE AT LEAST SOME POSSIBILITY OF SUDDEN WIND SHIFTS AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS. TIMING AND LIKELIHOOD WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON WHEN/WHERE THE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. 4. AS INDICATED IN THE TABULAR FORECAST BELOW...THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE INCLUDES WIND SPEEDS OF 2 TO 4 MPH RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........46 46 46 46 46 46 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 82 80 78 77 76 75 74 73 73 73 RH..............63 69 74 79 82 82 84 87 87 87 87 DEWPOINT........70 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW W W W W N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 5 5 5 4 2 5 4 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......31 31 42 8 8 3 5 4 5 7 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 32 32 32 38 49 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 77 84 89 90 88 RH..............90 82 67 56 52 57 DEWPOINT........70 71 72 71 70 71 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1500 5200 5200 6100 6400 MIX HGT (M).....120 460 1580 1580 1860 1950 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 14 W 14 W 14 W 8 SW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 4 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 4 SW 5 DISPERSION......5 6 6 86 57 51 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........49 52 52 52 41 41 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 81 78 76 75 75 RH..............65 74 82 87 87 87 DEWPOINT........72 72 72 72 71 71 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 4 SW 2 W 3 W 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6400 2000 700 700 800 900 MIX HGT (M).....1950 610 210 210 240 270 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 14 SW 15 SW 15 SW 14 W 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 W 4 DISPERSION......76 89 19 10 8 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120529.CPTG0.01/LIX