FNUS74 KLIX 281252 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HARVEY LOCK...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 652 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 HARVEY LOCK...10.1 FEET. VISIBILITY INFO: CURRENT VISIBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND BELLE CHASSE 6-7 MILES. VISIBILITIES FALLING TO 3-5 MILES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL TO DROP BELOW 2 MILES BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 75 72 67 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 84 73 69 66 64 64 66 71 DEWPOINT........58 60 61 62 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)...0.8 0.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 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)....2100 2100 1100 800 800 700 MIX HGT (M).....640 640 340 240 240 210 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 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......34 34 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 (%).........72 72 72 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 70 76 77 76 RH..............100 100 87 74 74 79 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 4500 4500 3800 MIX HGT (M).....180 180 340 1370 1370 1160 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 77 77 77 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130128.HARVE.01/LIX