FNUS74 KLIX 121256 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT F-02...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 656 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER TENNESSEE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE ATLANTIC COAST BY FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA IS VERY DRY. 1. NO FOG IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A LOW POTENTIAL FOR FOG FRIDAY MORNING. 2. AS CAN BE SEEN IN FORECAST BELOW...AT THIS SITE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BARELY ABOVE 28 PERCENT. THERE IS CERTAINLY POTENTIAL...HOWEVER...FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL BELOW 28 PERCENT IF OUR TEMPERATURE OR DEW POINT FORECASTS ARE MORE THAN ONE DEGREE OFF. MOST FAVORED TIME FOR THE THRESHOLD TO BE EXCEEDED WOULD BE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM. 3. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS NOT UNTIL SATURDAY. 4. THERE WILL BE MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN WIND DIRECTION TODAY BETWEEN NE AND NNW. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO BECOME CALM OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM THURSDAY. LARGE SCALE FLOW WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........57 29 29 29 19 19 19 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 46 48 51 53 55 56 58 54 49 RH..............70 60 54 46 41 37 34 32 38 48 DEWPOINT........33 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 DISPERSION......13 8 8 25 26 26 26 28 28 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 46 44 42 41 40 40 39 38 37 36 35 RH..............53 55 57 62 65 67 67 70 73 75 79 82 DEWPOINT........31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 12 12 12 13 13 13 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 DISPERSION......31 31 31 13 13 13 6 6 6 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 34 40 46 50 53 57 58 58 59 57 54 RH..............89 96 79 68 61 54 49 47 47 47 53 64 DEWPOINT........31 33 34 36 37 37 38 38 38 39 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 DISPERSION......4 4 5 6 6 8 31 31 31 27 27 27 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121212.CPTF0.01/LIX