FNUS74 KLIX 291238 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALGIERS LOCK...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 638 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IS INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. EXPECT A COUPLE DAYS OF MIN RH/S 30 TO 40 PERCENT. GRADUAL WARMING AND MOISTURE INCREASE EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND. MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGES AT 5 AM...NEW ORLEANS 10.9 FEET. VISIBILITY...CURRENTLY 4-5 MILES...EXPECT IMPROVEMENT TO 7 MILES BY 9 AM. SOME REDEVELOPMENT OF FOG MAY BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........94 78 78 78 78 73 73 73 73 73 WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG TEMP............66 68 70 73 75 76 76 76 74 73 RH..............100 93 90 84 79 76 76 76 82 87 DEWPOINT........66 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.23 30 30 30 35 35 35 37 37 37 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 13 13 13 16 16 16 17 17 17 DISPERSION......21 33 33 52 79 79 79 84 84 84 CHC OF PCPN (%).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 (%).........82 82 84 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............71 70 70 69 68 66 RH..............93 97 93 93 93 97 DEWPOINT........69 69 68 67 66 65 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 S 12 S 12 S 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1700 1500 1300 1300 1300 MIX HGT (M).....520 520 460 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 37 S 37 S 38 S 39 S 39 SW 41 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 17 S 17 S 17 S 17 S 17 SW 18 DISPERSION......65 65 62 35 35 37 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 70 70 70 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 89 78 60 36 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP............65 67 68 68 69 68 RH..............90 70 54 45 39 37 DEWPOINT........62 57 51 46 43 41 20 FT WIND......SW 10 W 9 W 8 W 7 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 2000 2600 2600 3300 MIX HGT (M).....400 400 610 790 790 1010 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 40 SW 40 W 31 NW 23 NW 23 NW 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 18 SW 18 W 14 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 DISPERSION......36 36 35 51 51 66 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130129.ALGIE.01/LIX