FNUS74 KLIX 141244 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-06CS...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 644 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH IT. 1. PATCHY LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MOST LIKELY TIMING IS FROM 2AM UNTIL 9AM. 2. WHENEVER WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE LIGHT...AT OR BELOW 3 MPH... YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION AS LOCAL EFFECTS SUCH AS DOWN-DRAINAGE FLOW CAN EASILY OVERCOME THE WEAK GRADIENT. 3. WE ARE FORECASTING SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE WIND COULD BECOME DUE SOUTH FOR A BRIEF PERIOD...SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY. 4. RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE BEST CHANCES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS A FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH AN ONE INCH. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........18 18 18 18 39 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 52 55 57 60 61 61 62 60 58 RH..............83 80 72 69 62 62 62 62 67 75 DEWPOINT........44 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......6 4 4 17 26 26 26 34 34 34 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 (%).........66 66 66 66 66 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 55 54 55 55 55 RH..............80 86 90 90 93 93 DEWPOINT........50 51 51 52 53 53 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 1300 1000 1000 1100 MIX HGT (M).....490 490 400 300 300 340 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 SE 18 SE 21 SE 21 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 S 8 DISPERSION......30 30 32 14 9 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 72 72 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 60 65 69 69 67 RH..............96 87 78 70 73 78 DEWPOINT........54 56 58 59 60 60 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 1900 2500 2500 2500 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 580 760 760 760 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 13 S 15 S 17 S 17 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 7 DISPERSION......6 6 10 38 38 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121214.CPTG0.01/LIX