FNUS74 KLIX 291233 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR VENICE...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 633 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 (%).........83 75 75 75 75 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG TEMP............66 67 69 71 74 74 74 75 73 72 RH..............97 97 93 90 82 82 82 79 84 87 DEWPOINT........65 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 11 12 11 11 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 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.24 30 30 30 33 33 33 35 35 35 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 DISPERSION......22 33 33 53 75 75 75 77 77 77 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 76 95 95 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 70 69 69 69 68 RH..............93 93 93 90 90 93 DEWPOINT........68 68 67 66 66 66 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 1200 900 900 1100 MIX HGT (M).....430 430 370 270 270 340 TRANSPORT WIND..S 36 S 36 S 38 S 40 S 40 S 45 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 16 S 16 S 17 S 18 S 18 S 20 DISPERSION......57 57 54 36 36 40 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 91 83 66 42 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP............68 68 68 67 68 67 RH..............90 76 61 52 45 43 DEWPOINT........65 60 54 49 46 44 20 FT WIND......S 13 SW 11 W 9 W 7 W 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 2000 2600 2600 3100 MIX HGT (M).....430 430 610 790 790 940 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 46 SW 46 W 35 NW 24 NW 24 NW 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 21 SW 21 W 16 NW 11 NW 11 NW 12 DISPERSION......51 51 39 53 53 65 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130129.VENIC.01/LIX