FNUS74 KLIX 291231 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST PASS...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 631 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 (%).........69 62 62 62 62 69 69 69 69 69 WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG TEMP............68 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 RH..............100 97 97 97 93 93 93 93 93 100 DEWPOINT........68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.25 30 30 30 33 33 33 33 33 33 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 DISPERSION......28 33 33 56 71 71 71 71 71 71 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 (%).........77 77 75 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..............100 100 100 97 97 93 DEWPOINT........69 69 69 68 68 67 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 12 S 14 S 14 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 35 35 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 1200 900 900 1300 MIX HGT (M).....460 460 370 270 270 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 35 S 35 S 37 S 40 S 40 S 45 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 16 S 16 S 17 S 18 S 18 S 20 DISPERSION......58 58 53 36 36 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 60 60 60 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 92 83 66 44 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP............69 69 69 68 69 68 RH..............87 76 63 54 47 45 DEWPOINT........65 61 56 51 48 46 20 FT WIND......S 14 SW 14 W 13 NW 11 NW 12 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 2100 2400 2400 3000 MIX HGT (M).....550 550 640 730 730 910 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 46 SW 46 W 35 NW 24 NW 24 NW 28 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 21 SW 21 W 16 NW 11 NW 11 NW 13 DISPERSION......51 51 46 51 51 66 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130129.SOUTH.01/LIX