FNUS74 KLIX 211216 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-10N...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 716 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...WILL RETREAT EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY ENTER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST LATE FRIDAY. 1. PATCHY LIGHT FOG IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...FOG REPORTED IN OBSERVATIONS AT THE KPQL OBSERVING SITE CAN BE VERY LOCALIZED AND MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF A SITE 14 MILES AWAY. 2. AS HAPPENED THIS MORNING...LOCALIZED WIND CONDITIONS COULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR CALM BETWEEN 3 AM AND SUNRISE. AT THAT TIME TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS COULD PROVIDE A VERY LIGHT NORTHERLY COMPONENT TO SURFACE WINDS. BY 8 OR 9 AM...WINDS WOULD RETURN TO A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. OUTSIDE OF THAT SMALL WINDOW BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM...THE RISK OF NORTH WINDS IS LOW. 3. RAIN CHANCES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ARE ABOUT 30 PERCENT. IF RAIN OCCURS...AVERAGE AMOUNTS AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH HEAVIER TOTALS POSSIBLE UNDER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........51 51 51 38 38 38 32 32 42 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 77 81 84 85 86 86 86 85 85 83 RH..............93 87 79 69 63 61 59 61 61 65 67 DEWPOINT........69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......7 7 7 34 34 34 31 31 35 35 35 LVORI...........7 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........42 39 39 39 40 40 40 65 65 65 63 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 81 79 77 75 74 72 71 70 69 69 68 RH..............67 69 74 79 84 87 93 97 97 100 97 100 DEWPOINT........70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......35 27 27 27 12 12 4 8 8 6 5 5 LVORI...........3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........63 64 64 64 53 53 53 56 56 56 54 54 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............68 70 74 78 82 84 85 85 85 84 84 82 RH..............100 93 84 74 67 63 61 61 61 65 65 69 DEWPOINT........68 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSE SSE SSE S S S W W W NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 DISPERSION......5 7 7 9 12 29 33 27 27 21 29 29 LVORI...........8 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TONY WILDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130521.CPTO1.01/LIX