FNUS74 KLIX 262034 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-02...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 334 PM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...A VERY STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TOMORROW. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. REMARKS... 1. A SEABREEZE IS NOT LIKELY BEFORE DAYTIME HEATING REVERSES WITH THE APPROACH OF SUNSET AND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH. 2. THERE WILL BE NO FOG TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. 3. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SUPPORTING THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT/RH FORECAST FOR SATURDAY. THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO IS FOR A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 WITH A DEWPOINT OF 40...AND A MINIMUM RH OF 33-34%...BUT THAT IS UNLIKELY. 4. THERE IS A CHANCE WINDS COULD DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BEFORE SUNSET...BUT THE DIRECTION SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME. WINDS SHOULD BE GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AS DEPICTED IN THE FORECAST. 5. 17 MPH AT 10 PM AND 20-23 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............84 83 RH..............47 51 DEWPOINT........60 59 20 FT WIND DIR..N N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 5.9 MIX HGT (KM)....1.8 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 DISPERSION......68 68 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........26 50 50 50 50 50 50 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 74 69 66 64 62 61 59 58 57 56 55 RH..............46 57 68 75 78 81 78 80 77 77 74 72 DEWPOINT........58 58 58 58 57 56 54 53 51 50 48 46 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 16 16 16 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 DISPERSION......68 86 64 64 38 38 26 23 23 23 24 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 34 34 34 34 34 34 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 53 53 56 59 62 64 66 68 69 69 69 RH..............69 69 69 62 57 50 46 43 40 39 39 37 DEWPOINT........44 43 43 43 44 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 22 17 17 17 17 17 17 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 DISPERSION......24 24 24 24 19 30 30 38 38 38 52 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121026.CPTF0.02/LIX