FNUS74 KLIX 241401 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MC...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 801 AM CST THU JAN 24 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT IN FROM THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SATURDAY. THIS FRONT WILL STALL THEN LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON SUNDAY. A FAIRLY STRONG AND LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE EASTERN U.S. ON SUNDAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS STATES. THESE WEATHER FEATURES WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 57 60 63 66 67 68 68 67 65 RH..............89 77 69 65 58 56 57 57 59 65 DEWPOINT........50 50 50 51 51 51 52 52 52 53 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW W SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 DISPERSION......4 3 3 24 20 20 20 21 21 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......GT GT GT GT GT GT GT GT GT GT .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 58 56 55 55 55 RH..............75 83 90 93 93 93 DEWPOINT........53 53 53 53 53 53 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2800 2900 3100 3100 3200 MIX HGT (M).....850 850 880 940 940 980 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 7 S 6 S 8 S 8 S 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 SW 3 S 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 DISPERSION......24 24 21 11 11 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......GT GT GT GT GT GT .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 57 57 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 57 64 71 73 72 RH..............96 93 75 61 59 61 DEWPOINT........54 55 56 57 58 58 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 3300 3600 3000 3000 3200 MIX HGT (M).....1010 1010 1100 910 910 980 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 S 12 SW 13 SW 13 SW 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 6 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 DISPERSION......19 19 15 40 40 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......GT GT GT GT GT GT NOTE...GT=GENTLE STEEPNESS $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...KYLE JELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130124.MC___.01/LIX