FNUS74 KLIX 281237 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST PASS...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 637 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 SOUTHWEST PASS EAST JETTY 1.13 FEET. SOUTHWEST PASS LOW TIDE 623 AM HIGH TIDE 957 PM VISIBILITY...CURRENTLY 2-3 MILES...EXPECT IMPROVEMENT TO 5-7 MILES BY 9 AM. POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEA FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH WOULD LOWER VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 54 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 65 67 68 69 71 71 71 72 71 70 RH..............100 93 87 84 84 79 81 81 81 84 87 DEWPOINT........63 63 63 63 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..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 DISPERSION......17 17 17 17 42 31 31 31 36 36 36 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 69 69 69 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............68 67 65 65 64 64 RH..............93 97 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........66 66 65 65 64 64 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2100 2200 2200 2200 1700 MIX HGT (M).....640 640 670 670 670 520 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 SE 16 SE 17 SE 17 SE 17 SE 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 DISPERSION......41 41 46 23 23 19 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........57 57 57 64 64 64 WEATHER COV.....AREAS S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 65 68 72 73 73 RH..............100 100 100 90 87 87 DEWPOINT........63 65 68 69 69 69 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 1600 1100 1100 1000 MIX HGT (M).....400 400 490 340 340 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 SE 17 S 22 SE 20 SE 20 SE 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8 SE 8 S 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 DISPERSION......15 15 24 26 26 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130128.SOUTH.01/LIX