FNUS74 KLIX 281257 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALGIERS LOCK...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 657 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE RIDGE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL KEEP ONSHORE FLOW AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BRINGING A ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THEN MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND IT. MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGES AT 5 AM...NEW ORLEANS 10.5 FEET...AT ALGIERS LOCK 8.36 FEET. VISIBILITY INFO: CURRENT VISIBILITY AT BELLE CHASSE IS 7 MILES. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO FALL TO 3 TO 5 MILES BY MIDNIGHT WITH POTENTIAL FOR VISIBILITIES TO DROP BELOW 2 MILES BEFORE SUNRISE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........74 74 71 66 60 57 57 57 57 57 57 WEATHER COV.....ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............59 61 64 67 70 74 74 75 75 74 73 RH..............100 97 90 84 76 66 69 66 66 69 71 DEWPOINT........59 60 61 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......9 9 14 14 28 34 34 34 34 34 34 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............69 66 64 63 63 63 RH..............81 93 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........63 64 64 63 63 63 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 1100 700 700 700 MIX HGT (M).....580 580 340 210 210 210 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 SE 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 4 DISPERSION......32 33 16 11 8 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV.....AREAS S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 64 69 74 75 74 RH..............100 100 90 79 79 84 DEWPOINT........63 64 66 67 68 69 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 7 SE 10 S 13 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1100 4500 4500 3900 MIX HGT (M).....180 180 340 1370 1370 1190 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 S 26 S 26 S 28 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 S 12 S 12 S 13 DISPERSION......9 9 10 77 77 75 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130128.ALGIE.01/LIX