FNUS74 KLIX 281246 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKEFRONT AIRPORT...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 646 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 5 AM...NEW ORLEANS 10.5 FEET. VISIBILITY INFO: CURRENT LAKEFRONT AIRPORT VISIBILITY 4 MILES. EXPECT IMPROVEMENT TO 7 MILES BY 9 AM. 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 (%).........74 74 71 66 61 58 58 58 58 58 58 WEATHER COV.....ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............59 61 64 67 70 73 73 74 74 73 72 RH..............100 97 90 84 76 71 71 71 71 73 76 DEWPOINT........59 60 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......7 7 9 9 19 25 25 25 24 24 24 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............68 65 63 62 62 62 RH..............87 97 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........64 64 63 62 62 62 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 600 600 600 500 MIX HGT (M).....210 210 180 180 180 150 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 SE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 DISPERSION......9 14 10 12 12 8 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 63 68 74 75 74 RH..............100 100 93 79 79 82 DEWPOINT........62 63 66 67 68 68 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 7 SE 9 S 11 S 13 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 600 2100 2100 1700 MIX HGT (M).....120 120 180 640 640 520 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 S 20 S 20 S 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 S 9 S 9 S 10 DISPERSION......9 9 10 39 39 39 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130128.LAKEF.01/LIX