FNUS74 KLIX 201130 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ASSUMPTION SLURRY...ASSUMPTION PARISH OHSEP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 630 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. IT IS FORECAST TO STALL NEAR THE COAST OR OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MIDWEEK RESULTING IN LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL DURING THAT TIME FRAME. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH ONSHORE WINDS ONSETTING AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN SCATTERED CONVECTION EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES TO OCCUR IN THE AREA ONCE AGAIN TODAY...ALTHOUGH THE CHANCES ARE LOWER THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........78 57 57 57 57 57 57 46 46 46 46 46 WEATHER COV.....LKY SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............70 72 75 78 81 84 85 87 87 88 88 87 RH..............100 100 97 90 82 74 65 61 57 57 57 61 DEWPOINT........70 71 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE N N N N N NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.7 0.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.16 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 DISPERSION......7 5 5 5 17 17 24 24 24 35 35 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 33 33 33 26 26 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 83 78 75 72 71 RH..............61 65 74 82 90 90 DEWPOINT........70 70 69 69 69 68 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 W 2 N 1 NE 0 N 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 3600 1600 1600 900 700 MIX HGT (M).....1310 1100 490 490 270 210 TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 NW 9 N 9 N 9 N 7 N 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3 NW 4 N 4 N 4 N 3 N 4 DISPERSION......35 40 20 4 3 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 41 41 41 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 71 79 85 89 90 RH..............97 90 72 55 45 44 DEWPOINT........68 68 69 67 65 65 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 2 N 4 N 3 N 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 600 3800 3800 7100 7600 MIX HGT (M).....210 180 1160 1160 2160 2320 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 N 3 N 3 N 2 N 3 DISPERSION......4 4 4 27 35 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JOHN BOUDREAUX TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120820.ASSUM.01/LIX