FNUS74 KLIX 011257 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-15N...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 657 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS GETTING REINFORCED FROM THE NORTH THIS MORNING. ANOTHER SHOT OF COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL TUESDAY. 1. 5 MPH IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH FOR OVERNIGHT WINDS CONSIDERING THE HIGH WILL NOT BE CENTERED OVER THE AREA YET. THE MAIN FACTOR INFLUENCING THE WIND WILL BE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. 2. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MIXING THAN WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY WHICH ALLOWED THE LOWER DEWPOITNS TO WORK DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAPPEN TODAY. DEWPOINTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED DOWNWARD BY A FEW DEGREES HOWEVER...WHICH DID ALSO RESULT IN LOWER RH VALUES WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE FORECAST BELOW. 3. DUE TO LOWER THAN EXPECTED DEWPOINTS...SEE ABOVE...TEMPERATURES WERE ABLE TO DROP DRASTICALLY FOLLOWING SUNSET BUT RECOVERED A BIT AS THE DEWPOINT ALSO RECOVERED. THIS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE BEARING ON TODAY/S CONDITIONS. 4. NO FOG EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 48 51 54 57 59 59 59 58 55 RH..............68 56 50 45 42 40 42 44 45 51 DEWPOINT........34 33 33 33 34 35 36 37 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.5 16 16 16 12 12 12 9 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 DISPERSION......4 18 18 31 32 32 32 42 42 42 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 (%).........11 11 11 24 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 47 45 43 42 37 RH..............56 68 70 76 79 96 DEWPOINT........37 37 36 36 36 36 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2400 800 600 600 400 MIX HGT (M).....730 730 240 180 180 120 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 NE 7 NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 DISPERSION......21 21 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 38 38 38 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 44 53 60 62 59 RH..............100 89 74 67 67 78 DEWPOINT........34 41 45 49 51 52 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 700 3200 3200 4600 MIX HGT (M).....90 90 210 980 980 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 6 E 7 S 9 S 9 SW 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 NE 3 E 3 S 4 S 4 SW 4 DISPERSION......3 3 3 36 36 49 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130201.CPTG1.01/LIX