FNUS74 KLIX 241216 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MS-MSR OCEAN SPRINGS UNITS...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 716 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...DRIER AIR AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. SOUTHERLY FLOW NEXT WEEK WILL BRING A RETURN TO MORE HUMID CONDITIONS. 1. FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 2. SPOT FORECAST IS CARRYING VALUES SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU OBSERVED IN THE POINT AND CLICK FORECAST. 3. PLEASE NOTE...THAT FOR A FEW HOURS THIS MORNING...WIND DIRECTION MAY BE MORE VARIABLE THAN THE SPOT WOULD INDICATE. CURRENTLY GULFPORT AIRPORT IS REPORTING A LIGHT WEST WIND. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BECOME MORE CONSISTENT AROUND 9 OR 10 AM. THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE OF A SEABREEZE CLOSE TO THE COAST...BUT SHOULD NOT MOVE MORE THAN A COUPLE MILES INLAND. IF IT OCCURS...IT WOULD BE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE GENERAL WIND FLOW EASES. 4. THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR DRIER AIR THAN WHAT IS SHOWN IN THE SPOT TO MIX IN. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS DEW POINTS COULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 49 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG TEMP............72 75 78 81 85 85 86 86 87 87 86 RH..............90 81 71 64 56 50 48 45 45 43 45 DEWPOINT........66 66 65 65 64 64 63 62 62 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NNE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 4.7 4.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NNE NNE NNE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 DISPERSION......7 10 10 47 47 54 54 54 54 70 70 LVORI...........5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........49 21 21 21 21 21 21 18 18 18 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 82 78 74 72 71 69 68 66 65 63 62 RH..............45 49 56 62 64 63 66 65 68 70 72 75 DEWPOINT........61 61 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 55 54 54 20 FT WIND DIR..NNE N NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE ENE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 18 18 18 23 23 23 23 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION......70 67 67 67 78 78 8 15 15 10 10 10 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........18 25 25 25 25 25 25 34 34 34 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 60 65 69 74 77 81 81 82 82 83 82 RH..............78 78 63 55 44 39 34 34 34 35 36 38 DEWPOINT........53 53 52 52 51 50 50 50 51 52 53 54 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE ENE E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E E E E E E E E E ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.23 18 18 18 12 12 12 5 5 5 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 8 8 8 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 DISPERSION......10 8 8 8 8 41 36 18 18 18 12 16 LVORI...........4 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.MSMSR.02/LIX