FNUS74 KLIX 051113 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DELTA NWR...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 613 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE OZARKS THAT IS MOVING EAST WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA AND PASSES THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WINDS OF 34 TO 55 KNOTS...AND HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL ACCOMPANY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND FLYING AFTER 9 AM AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........87 59 59 59 45 45 45 35 35 35 23 23 WEATHER COV.....SCT NUM NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............71 71 72 74 75 76 77 79 80 82 82 82 RH..............90 90 90 84 84 82 79 74 69 65 63 61 DEWPOINT........68 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.6 6.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 20 20 17 17 17 25 25 25 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 9 9 8 8 8 11 11 11 10 10 DISPERSION......19 26 26 26 23 51 51 79 79 79 75 75 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 18 8 8 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 77 73 71 68 66 RH..............60 69 81 84 87 84 DEWPOINT........66 66 67 66 64 61 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....6600 5100 2000 2000 2000 2200 MIX HGT (M).....2010 1550 610 610 610 670 TRANSPORT WIND..W 22 SW 20 W 18 W 18 W 16 W 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 10 SW 9 W 8 W 8 W 7 W 7 DISPERSION......75 60 36 25 22 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 8 8 8 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 67 73 75 76 76 RH..............81 73 59 55 52 50 DEWPOINT........59 58 58 58 57 56 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1900 4600 4600 4900 4700 MIX HGT (M).....670 580 1400 1400 1490 1430 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 NW 13 N 10 N 10 N 12 N 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 7 NW 6 N 4 N 4 N 5 N 6 DISPERSION......20 14 7 41 65 70 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .REMARKS... FLIGHTS OVER SPOT AREA: CEILINGS WILL FALL FROM 5K FT TO 1-2K FT BY 8 AM...THEN IMPROVE BACK TO VFR AND ABOVE 5 K FT AFTER 10 AM. VERY DANGEROUS WIND SHEAR DUE TO STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 8 OR 9 AM WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 KNOTS AND HAIL VERY POSSIBLE. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/DESTRI REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW ROBERTS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120405.DELTA.01/LIX