000 FNUS74 KLIX 082152 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR G-19...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 352 PM CST WED FEB 8 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL THEN SLIDE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FRONT FOR SUNDAY. THIS HIGH WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT TO THE EAST ON MONDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. 1. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT TOMORROW. 2. GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ANY STRONGER THAN 10-15 MPH. 3. WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME VERY LIGHT AROUND SUNSET. VERY LIGHT WINDS WILL VARY IN DIRECTION...BUT WILL TEND TO FAVOR A NORTH COMPONENT...NOT A SOUTH COMPONENT. 4. BECAUSE THE HIGH PRESSURE AXIS WILL BE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CALM WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF WINDS CALM COMPLETELY...EXPECT THEM TO DO SO AROUND OR AFTER 8PM. ONCE WINDS CALM...THEY WOULD BE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CALM THROUGH SUNRISE. 5. THE AIR MASS IS TOO DRY FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT. .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........47 47 54 54 54 54 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 56 58 60 61 61 59 56 RH..............56 47 44 41 39 39 44 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 7 7 7 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 DISPERSION......22 43 22 22 22 19 19 19 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 42 42 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 49 46 44 40 37 RH..............57 66 73 76 85 90 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....4400 4400 1100 400 400 400 MIX HGT (M).....1340 1340 340 120 120 120 TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 7 N 9 N 7 N 7 NE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3 N 3 N 4 N 3 N 3 NE 4 DISPERSION......36 38 13 3 3 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 64 64 67 67 67 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............37 41 50 61 65 62 RH..............89 82 58 36 31 38 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2000 2800 2800 2800 MIX HGT (M).....120 120 610 850 850 850 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 NW 3 NW 3 W 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 NW 1 NW 1 W 3 DISPERSION......4 6 5 11 11 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SAUCIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120209.G19__.01/LIX