FNUS74 KLIX 281227 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MC...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 627 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. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 49 50 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 65 66 67 69 70 70 70 71 70 70 RH..............100 97 93 90 84 81 84 84 84 87 87 DEWPOINT........64 64 64 64 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 DISPERSION......17 17 17 17 40 32 32 32 31 31 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 69 69 69 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............68 67 66 65 65 65 RH..............93 100 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........66 67 66 65 65 65 20 FT WIND......E 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 2700 2200 2200 2100 MIX HGT (M).....910 910 820 670 670 640 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 S 8 DISPERSION......41 41 45 20 20 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............4 4 4 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 62 62 63 63 63 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 65 68 71 71 71 RH..............100 100 100 93 93 93 DEWPOINT........64 65 68 69 69 69 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 2000 1100 1100 1000 MIX HGT (M).....490 490 610 340 340 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 18 S 21 SE 21 SE 21 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 S 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 DISPERSION......21 21 28 28 28 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............4 4 4 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH RO RO RO NOTE...SEA STATE KEY...CH=CHOPPY...RO=ROUGH $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130128.MC___.01/LIX