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FNUS74 KLIX 201146
FWSLIX

Spot Forecast for G-05 N, G-06 S...USFWS
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
646 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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.DISCUSSION...
Winds will gradually shift to the northeast and north today and
tonight as a cold front slowly drifts south across the region.
These northerly winds will continue into Monday. This front
will bring higher rain chances to the area tonight and tomorrow.
High pressure will move over the area Monday night, and winds
will shift to the northeast and then to the southeast by Tuesday.
Humidity levels will drop quite a bit on Monday, with min RH`s
falling into the lower 30s to possibly upper 20s. Should start
to quickly see a rise in moisture as winds shift around to
onshore on Tuesday.

.REMARKS...
1) There is <10% probability of fog occurring at this site tonight
into Sunday morning.
2) Yes. A sea brz is expected to pass this location between 1pm and 2pm
today. Before the sea brz reaches this location, winds will be light and
variable.
3) There is a 30% chance of rain between 0900 and 1900 today
4) Northerly winds should move through this location as early as 7pm today
and as late as 11pm today with the most likely time around 9pm. Winds could
shift to the east for a few hours as the front is moving through before
becoming north. This will be associated with the cold front as well.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning. Chance of showers early in the
                    afternoon. Slight chance of showers late in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........69 percent.
Dewpoint............69.
Max apparent temp...85.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height (m)...122-671 meters AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph shifting to the north early
                    in the morning, then shifting to the east late
                    in the morning shifting to the south around 8
                    mph in the afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.West around 2 meters/second shifting to the
                    north early in the morning, then shifting to
                    the east late in the morning shifting to the
                    south around 4 meters/second in the afternoon.
LVORI...............6.
Rainfall amount.....0.03 inches.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........68  74  69  69  68  69  71  66  61  56  53  57
Weather cov.....PTY                         CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
Weather type....FOG                         RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  30  30  30  20  20
Temp............69  69  72  75  78  80  80  81  81  80  79  79
Dewpoint........67  68  69  70  70  70  70  70  71  70  69  69
RH..............93  97  90  84  76  72  72  69  72  72  72  72
Aparnt tmp (F)..69  69  72  75  78  83  83  85  85  83  79  79
20 FT wind dir..WNW NE  NNW NNW N   NE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..1   1   2   3   3   3   5   6   7   8   8   7
20 FT wind gust.2   2   3   6   6   6   7   9   10  13  13  10
Mix hgt (km)....0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.W   NNW NNW NNW ESE ESE ESE S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   8   8   8   8   8
Trans wind dir..W   NNW NNW NNW ESE ESE ESE S   S   S   S   S
Trans spd (m/s).2   2   2   2   2   2   2   4   4   4   4   4
LVORI...........8   6   6   5   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers early in the evening. Chance of showers
                    overnight.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Dewpoint............67 decreasing to 63 after 3 am.
Max apparent temp...77.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming north 5 to 6 mph
                    after 3 am.
Mixing height (m)...152-579 meters AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 8 mph becoming around 7 mph late
                    in the evening, then shifting to the northwest
                    3 to 8 mph overnight.
Transport winds m/s.South around 4 meters/second shifting to the
                    southeast around 3 meters/second in the
                    evening, then shifting to the northwest 1 to 4
                    meters/second overnight.
LVORI...............6.
Rainfall amount.....0.05 inches.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........64  66  66  70  77  79  81  83  84  84  83  85
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH             CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW              RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).20  20  20  20  10  10  10  30  30  30  40  40
Temp............77  75  73  70  69  68  68  67  67  66  66  65
Dewpoint........68  68  69  68  68  67  67  67  66  66  64  63
RH..............74  79  87  93  97  97  97  100 97  100 93  93
Aparnt tmp (F)..77  75  73  70  69  68  68  67  67  66  66  65
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   E   E   ENE E   SE  NNE N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..6   5   3   2   2   2   2   2   5   6   6   7
20 FT wind gust.9   7   6   3   3   3   3   3   7   9   9   10
Mix hgt (km)....0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Transp wind dir.S   SE  SE  SE  ESE ESE ESE NW  NW  NW  NNW NNW
Transp wind spd.8   6   6   6   7   7   7   3   3   3   8   8
Trans wind dir..S   SE  SE  SE  ESE ESE ESE NW  NW  NW  NNW NNW
Trans spd (m/s).4   3   3   3   3   3   3   1   1   1   4   4
LVORI...........3   4   5   6   7   7   7   8   8   8   6   6

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of
                    showers early in the morning, then showers
                    likely in the late morning and early afternoon.
                    Chance of showers late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Dewpoint............61 decreasing to 52.
Max apparent temp...69.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 12 mph.
Mixing height (m)...183-732 meters AGL.
Transport winds.....North 8 to 17 mph.
Transport winds m/s.North 4 to 8 meters/second.
LVORI...............4.
Rainfall amount.....0.12 inches.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........86  86  84  86  86  85  85  85  81  76  72  67
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).40  50  50  50  70  70  70  60  60  60  50  50
Temp............65  63  63  63  63  67  63  67  69  68  67  67
Dewpoint........63  61  60  58  58  55  54  54  54  53  53  52
RH..............93  93  90  84  84  65  72  63  59  59  61  59
Aparnt tmp (F)..65  63  63  63  63  67  63  67  69  68  67  67
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..7   9   10  12  13  14  14  14  13  13  12  12
20 FT wind gust.10  14  16  17  20  21  21  21  20  20  17  17
Mix hgt (km)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Transp wind dir.NNW N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.8   14  14  14  17  17  17  17  17  17  17  17
Trans wind dir..NNW N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Trans spd (m/s).4   6   6   6   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
LVORI...........6   5   5   4   3   2   2   2   2   1   1   1

$$
Forecaster...ERICKSON
Requested by...David Stoesz
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411455.0/LIX
.DELDT 04/20/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL david_stoesz@fws.gov,jeremy_edwardson@fws.gov,sami_gray@fws.gov