FNUS74 KLIX 301302 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKEFRONT AIRPORT...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 702 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 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 72 72 72 47 47 47 WEATHER COV.....WID WID NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 71 70 68 67 65 65 64 63 63 62 RH..............66 68 63 57 47 41 35 34 34 34 36 DEWPOINT........61 60 57 52 46 41 37 35 34 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 40 40 40 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 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 34 34 49 76 76 76 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 (%).........28 28 28 2 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 56 51 48 45 43 RH..............39 43 50 58 60 62 DEWPOINT........36 34 33 34 32 31 20 FT WIND......W 19 NW 18 NW 17 NW 14 N 14 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 35 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 5200 4800 4100 4100 3800 MIX HGT (M).....1580 1580 1460 1250 1250 1160 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 37 NW 37 NW 33 NW 30 NW 30 N 23 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 17 NW 17 NW 15 NW 13 NW 13 N 10 DISPERSION......115 115 101 40 40 31 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............42 41 47 53 57 58 RH..............62 62 45 35 30 32 DEWPOINT........30 29 27 26 26 28 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 N 6 NW 5 NW 5 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 3700 3800 3800 4400 MIX HGT (M).....910 910 1130 1160 1160 1340 TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 15 N 7 NW 3 NW 3 W 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7 N 7 N 3 NW 1 NW 1 W 2 DISPERSION......20 10 5 16 16 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130130.LAKEF.01/LIX