FNUS74 KLIX 291307 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-06...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 707 AM CST THU NOV 29 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN CENTERED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA FROM NOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTN. NO RAIN IN THE EXPECTED TILL NEXT WEEK. PATCHY LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. ANSWERS: 1. FOG TONIGHT WILL BE PATCHY AND LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE FOR A SHORT PERIOD. EXPECT 3AM TO SUNRISE LIKELY THE WORST TIME. FRIDAY NIGHT THERE IS A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF FOG DEVELOPMENT. MORE LIKE MODERATE TO DENSE AT TIMES. TIME FRAME COULD BE LONGER AS WELL... MIDNIGHT TO SUNRISE. 2. YES...NORTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WILL BE QUITE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. 3. DRAINAGE FLOW 4. AVERAGE WINDS THROUGH THE BOUNDARY LAYER...TRANSPORT WINDS... CAN EASILY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE SURFACE WINDS WHEN SURFACE WINDS ARE THIS LIGHT. THAT IS THE CASE THAT WE HAVE. TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SOUNDING FROM TIME TO TIME AND YOU WILL SEE THIS. COMMON TO HAVE A EAST OR SOUTHEAST WIND AT THE SURFACE BUT THE REST OF WINDS ABOVE THAT UP TO A FEW THOUSAND FEET WILL BE SW OR WEST. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 13 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 46 50 54 58 61 65 64 60 55 RH..............73 73 68 61 57 53 48 52 62 77 DEWPOINT........35 38 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 DISPERSION......3 13 13 13 34 34 34 29 29 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........21 21 21 42 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 45 44 45 43 RH..............89 100 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........48 47 45 44 45 43 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 4 E 4 E 3 E 3 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 700 500 500 300 MIX HGT (M).....550 550 210 150 150 90 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 NE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 NE 2 DISPERSION......5 5 5 8 8 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 49 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 52 61 68 70 67 RH..............96 78 75 69 66 74 DEWPOINT........43 45 53 57 58 58 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 4 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 2600 2900 2900 3200 MIX HGT (M).....60 60 790 880 880 980 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 7 E 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 E 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 DISPERSION......3 3 30 33 33 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121129.CPTG0.01/LIX