FNUS74 KLIX 192248 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-14 NW...SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 448 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE PLAINS AND MOVE A COLD FRONT INTO THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL STALL JUST OFFSHORE THURSDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER LOW WILL SWEEP TOWARD THE AREA NEXT MONDAY FORCING A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 9 9 9 9 9 9 24 24 24 24 24 24 76 WEATHER COV.....M WEATHER TYPE....M TEMP............M 57 57 53 51 49 47 45 44 43 42 41 39 38 RH..............M 46 51 54 59 61 64 65 67 70 71 75 76 76 DEWPOINT........M 36 36 36 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 32 32 31 20 FT WIND DIR..M N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..M 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.M 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...M 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 MIX HGT (KM)....M 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.M N N N NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.M 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 24 24 24 24 TRANS SPD (M/S).M 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 DISPERSION......M 84 84 84 84 58 58 58 26 26 26 22 22 22 LVORI...........M 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 76 76 76 73 73 73 73 73 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 41 45 50 53 56 58 60 60 59 58 55 RH..............74 64 55 45 39 35 33 32 33 35 39 44 DEWPOINT........31 30 30 29 29 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 18 18 18 14 14 14 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 DISPERSION......21 21 21 25 25 49 46 46 46 47 47 47 LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 50 49 47 47 46 46 46 45 45 44 44 RH..............51 58 62 67 69 73 74 74 79 81 82 85 DEWPOINT........35 36 36 37 37 38 38 38 39 39 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.1 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 23 23 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 DISPERSION......44 44 34 28 28 28 18 18 18 21 21 21 LVORI...........1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .REMARKS... 1...THE LOWEST RH FOR THE POINT LOCATION IS PROJECTED TO BE 32 PERCENT BUT MAY BRIEFLY DIP TO 28 PERCENT FOR 1 HOUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM WED. 2...PREVAILING WIND ON WED AT TRANSPORT LEVEL SHOULD BE ENE. 3...FOG POTENTIAL: NONE TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY...PATCHY LIGHT GROUND FOG POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 4...THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WETTABLE RAINFALL IS THURSDAY. THERE IS A 54 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN ALL DAY THURSDAY WITH THE GREATER LIKELIHOOD DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THOUGH SOME LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING HOURS DUE TO A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT ALONG THE COAST THAT MORNING. ABOUT 0.20 INCH IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS THURSDAY BUT INCREASING TO GREATER THAN 1 INCH ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130219.CPTG1.01/LIX