FNUS74 KLIX 301137 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT O-07-16...U.S. FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 637 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH OF SUNDAY AND MOVE TO THE GULF COAST OR INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO MONDAY BEFORE STALLING OUT AND EVENTUALLY BECOMING DIFFUSE. 1. PATCHY LIGHT FOG COULD DEVELOP NEAR DAYBREAK...BUT LOW CLOUDS ARE MORE LIKELY SINCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN AROUND 5 MPH ALL NIGHT. 2. NO...RH REMAINED LOWER THAN FORECAST BECAUSE TEMPERATURES REMAINED HIGHER THAN FORECAST. DEWPOINTS...WHICH ARE A BETTER INDICATOR OF MOISTURE CONTENT THAN RH...ARE IN LINE WITH WHAT WAS EXPECTED. 3. AS AN AREA AVERAGE YES. HOWEVER...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIGHTNING AND WE HAVE LITTLE WAY OF KNOWING WHERE THEY WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF TIME. 4. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME VARIABLE...BUT COULD DROP TO AS LOW AS 3 OR 4 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 65 65 65 83 83 83 83 83 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............75 77 78 81 82 83 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............85 83 82 74 72 70 65 67 67 67 67 DEWPOINT........71 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 26 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 DISPERSION......30 30 30 37 66 66 81 81 81 78 78 LVORI...........4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........83 62 62 62 55 55 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 79 76 74 74 74 RH..............67 77 85 90 90 90 DEWPOINT........71 71 71 71 71 71 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 3400 3100 3100 2700 2300 MIX HGT (M).....1160 1040 940 940 820 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 29 SE 26 SE 20 SE 20 SE 13 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 13 SE 12 SE 9 SE 9 SE 6 SE 6 DISPERSION......78 68 47 26 17 9 LVORI...........1 3 4 4 4 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 58 58 58 65 65 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 76 81 84 85 85 RH..............93 90 79 70 67 67 DEWPOINT........72 73 74 73 73 73 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 ESE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1900 3700 3700 5500 4900 MIX HGT (M).....700 580 1130 1130 1680 1490 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 17 SE 18 SE 18 SE 20 SSE 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SSE 9 DISPERSION......9 12 25 66 84 85 LVORI...........6 4 3 3 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130530.CPTO0.01/LIX