FNUS74 KLIX 291220 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MC...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 620 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...AT ALGIERS LOCK 8.7 FEET. VISIBILITY INFO: CURRENT VISIBILITY AT BOOTHVILLE IS 1/4 MILE. VISIBILITY WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO 7 MILES BY 11 AM. VISIBILITY MAY FALL AGAIN TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........57 59 59 59 59 65 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 RH..............100 97 97 97 93 93 97 97 97 97 DEWPOINT........68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.25 29 29 29 32 32 32 33 33 33 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 DISPERSION......28 32 32 54 69 69 69 64 64 64 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........77 77 74 95 95 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 69 69 69 69 69 RH..............97 97 100 100 97 90 DEWPOINT........68 68 69 69 68 66 20 FT WIND......SE 17 SE 19 S 20 S 20 S 21 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 35 35 35 35 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 1700 1800 1800 1800 MIX HGT (M).....490 490 520 550 550 550 TRANSPORT WIND..S 35 S 35 S 37 S 40 S 40 S 46 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 16 S 16 S 17 S 18 S 18 S 21 DISPERSION......58 58 64 45 45 51 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 60 60 60 SEAS............6 6 6 6 7 7 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 93 86 72 52 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 69 69 68 69 68 RH..............84 73 63 59 51 49 DEWPOINT........64 60 56 53 50 48 20 FT WIND......S 21 SW 21 W 21 NW 21 NW 21 NW 21 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 35 35 35 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 2000 2300 2300 2900 MIX HGT (M).....550 550 610 700 700 880 TRANSPORT WIND..S 47 S 47 W 35 NW 23 NW 23 NW 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 21 S 21 W 16 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 DISPERSION......53 53 46 48 48 62 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............ SEA STATE....... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130129.MC___.01/LIX