FNUS74 KLIX 281302 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CONVENTION CENTER...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 702 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 STAGE AT NEW ORLEANS AT 5 AM WAS 10.5 FEET. VISIBILITY INFO: CURRENT VISIBILITIES RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 MILES. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE TO 7 MILES BY 9 AM. EXPECT VISIBILITIES 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 61 58 58 58 58 58 58 WEATHER COV.....ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............58 61 63 67 71 74 75 76 76 75 73 RH..............100 97 93 81 73 69 66 64 64 66 71 DEWPOINT........58 60 61 61 62 63 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)...0.7 0.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......7 7 14 14 28 28 28 28 37 37 37 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 81 81 81 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............69 66 64 63 62 62 RH..............81 93 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........63 64 64 63 62 62 20 FT WIND......SE 5 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 1000 800 800 700 MIX HGT (M).....580 580 300 240 240 210 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......33 33 15 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............62 64 69 75 76 75 RH..............100 100 90 76 76 82 DEWPOINT........62 64 66 67 68 69 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 10 S 13 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1100 4300 4300 3600 MIX HGT (M).....180 180 340 1310 1310 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 S 26 S 26 S 29 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 S 12 S 12 S 13 DISPERSION......9 9 10 76 76 76 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130128.CONVE.01/LIX