FNUS74 KLIX 270019 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-02...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 719 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. MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO AIR TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL LOWER TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE THROUGH THE NIGHT WHILE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 70 AND 85 PERCENT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. FOR SATURDAY...A WORST CASE SCENARIO COULD OCCUR WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 WITH A DEWPOINT OF 40...AND A MINIMUM RH OF 33-34%...BUT THAT IS UNLIKELY. 5. 17 MPH AT 10 PM AND 20-23 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........26 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 69 RH..............60 78 DEWPOINT........60 62 20 FT WIND DIR..N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 4.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.8 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 DISPERSION......68 86 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........26 50 50 50 85 85 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 66 64 61 60 59 RH..............78 76 78 75 78 64 DEWPOINT........62 58 57 53 51 47 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 10 N 11 N 11 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....5900 4600 2000 2000 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....1800 1400 610 610 460 430 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 16 N 20 N 20 N 21 N 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 7 N 9 N 9 N 9 N 10 DISPERSION......68 64 38 26 23 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 70 70 70 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 57 59 62 66 69 RH..............66 59 55 50 43 39 DEWPOINT........44 43 43 43 43 43 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 9 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 1700 1700 2600 3300 MIX HGT (M).....430 430 520 520 790 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 22 N 17 N 17 N 17 N 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 10 N 10 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 9 DISPERSION......24 24 19 30 38 52 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .MONDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121026.CPTF0.02/LIX