FNUS74 KLIX 052345 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT G-06S...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 645 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW...RESULTING IN WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. DURING THE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTHEAST. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE ANY SEABREEZE FRONTS DEVELOP. THERE WERE NONE TODAY...AND WITH A STRONGER SYSTEM IN THE GULF THERE IS EVEN LESS CHANCE OF ONE DEVELOPING TOMORROW. SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. 1. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 2. CORRECT...WITH THE DEVELOPING TROPICAL STORM OFFSHORE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED AT AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FROM A GENERAL EASTERLY DIRECTION. 3. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO A NORTHEAST DIRECTION TOMORROW MORNING AT AROUND 5 MPH AND THEN SHIFT FURTHER IN THE AFTERNOON TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE TROPICAL STORM OFFSHORE AND AN EXPECTED FRONTAL PASSAGE...DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE A SEA BREEZE DEVELOP. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH AT TIMES. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........59 59 59 59 59 59 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 80 79 78 77 76 75 75 74 74 73 RH..............74 79 82 85 87 87 90 90 93 93 97 DEWPOINT........73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE ESE ESE E E E E ENE ENE ENE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 3.9 3.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 DISPERSION......22 22 22 21 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...........3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 47 47 47 47 47 47 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 75 77 79 82 84 85 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............93 87 82 79 72 67 65 63 63 65 65 65 DEWPOINT........71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 20 FT WIND DIR..ENE NE NE NE NE NE NNE NNE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE E E E ENE ENE ENE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 13 13 13 9 9 9 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......27 31 31 31 44 44 44 33 33 33 26 26 LVORI...........4 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130605.CPTG0.02/LIX