FNUS74 KLIX 221238 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-07-16W...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 738 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINFALL IN MOST AREAS. DRIER AIR WILL START TO MOVE IN THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WITH DRY AIR MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. 1. AFTER TODAYS RAIN...WITH LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT...AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 9 AM THURSDAY MORNING. 2. RAIN PERCENTAGES HAVE BEEN UPDATED...WITH RAIN EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD 1 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE. 3. LIGHTNING IS MOST LIKELY DURING THE MORNING HOURS TODAY. 4. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WHICH MAY INCLUDE LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS AT TIMES. 5. OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING MAY ALSO PRODUCE NORTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH POSSIBLE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........72 72 72 72 72 60 60 60 72 72 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 77 80 82 84 84 84 83 83 81 RH..............90 79 74 69 65 65 65 67 67 72 DEWPOINT........70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 20 FT WIND DIR..S W E E SSW S S SSW SSW SSW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 8 8 8 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 DISPERSION......6 8 8 44 44 28 28 28 25 25 LVORI...........5 4 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........72 71 71 71 66 66 66 67 67 67 70 70 WEATHER COV.....SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 78 77 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 68 RH..............74 79 82 87 90 93 93 97 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW WSW WSW W NNW N NNE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 DISPERSION......25 25 25 25 13 13 5 5 4 4 3 3 LVORI...........3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 9 9 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 58 58 58 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............68 70 73 78 82 85 88 89 90 90 89 88 RH..............100 100 93 82 72 63 57 54 52 52 54 55 DEWPOINT........68 70 71 72 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE N NW W W W W WSW SSW SSW SSW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.5 5.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW WSW WSW WSW W W W SSW SSW SSW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 DISPERSION......3 2 2 2 2 9 9 29 29 29 65 65 LVORI...........9 10 7 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130522.CPTO0.01/LIX