FNUS74 KLIX 131306 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-11NE-15N...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 706 AM CST THU DEC 13 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER KENTUCKY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE ATLANTIC COAST BY FRIDAY. 1. FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FOG FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING BEGINNING AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. 2. YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GENERAL FLOW WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST...BUT DOWN-DRAINAGE FLOW WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE ON THE LOCAL SCALE. 3. A ONE KNOT DIFFERENCE IN WIND SPEED DURING THE LATE EVENING WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY INTERPOLATION SCHEMES BETWEEN GUIDANCE HOURS. 4. A SEA BREEZE IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY...WITH A SOUTHERLY WIND UNLIKELY. OVERNIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS COULD POSSIBLY PRODUCE DRIFTING SMOKE. 5. THERE IS A SMALL POTENTIAL FOR RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN OCCUR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 47 50 53 57 58 59 60 57 54 RH..............67 63 58 54 49 47 47 47 55 64 DEWPOINT........33 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......5 6 6 4 28 28 28 31 31 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 50 49 48 47 47 46 46 45 45 44 44 RH..............69 74 77 80 83 79 83 83 86 86 86 86 DEWPOINT........42 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 41 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 DISPERSION......18 18 18 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........18 18 18 18 18 18 44 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 47 49 52 55 58 61 61 62 63 60 58 RH..............89 83 83 77 72 67 60 62 60 60 67 75 DEWPOINT........41 42 44 45 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 12 12 12 8 8 8 5 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 DISPERSION......3 3 3 8 8 21 24 22 22 12 13 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TONY WILDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121213.CPTG1.01/LIX