FNUS74 KLIX 301255 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR CONVENTION CENTER...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 655 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT NEW ORLEANS AT 5 AM WAS 11.24 FEET. VISIBILITIES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 7 TO 10 MILES. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOST FAVORED TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 11 AM...WITH VISIBILITIES RETURNING TO 7 MILES OR GREATER AFTER NOON. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........96 96 88 88 88 73 73 73 47 47 47 WEATHER COV.....WID WID NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 71 70 68 67 65 64 63 62 61 60 RH..............64 66 63 57 47 40 37 35 35 36 37 DEWPOINT........60 59 57 52 46 40 37 35 34 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 35 35 35 40 40 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.48 48 38 38 38 32 32 32 32 32 32 TRANS SPD (M/S).21 21 17 17 17 14 14 14 14 14 14 DISPERSION......43 43 43 43 72 77 77 77 94 94 94 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 60 60 60 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 27 27 2 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 55 51 47 44 42 RH..............40 43 48 58 60 60 DEWPOINT........35 33 32 33 31 29 20 FT WIND......W 18 NW 17 NW 15 NW 13 NW 13 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.40 35 35 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 4900 4200 3300 3300 1500 MIX HGT (M).....1490 1490 1280 1010 1010 460 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 36 NW 36 NW 32 NW 26 NW 26 N 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 16 NW 16 NW 14 NW 12 NW 12 N 7 DISPERSION......108 108 92 36 36 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 40 46 52 56 57 RH..............62 62 47 35 30 31 DEWPOINT........29 28 27 25 25 27 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 N 6 NW 5 NW 5 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 3500 4400 4400 5200 MIX HGT (M).....300 300 1070 1340 1340 1580 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 N 7 N 6 N 6 W 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 N 3 N 3 N 3 W 2 DISPERSION......5 5 5 30 30 27 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130130.CONVE.01/LIX