FNUS74 KLIX 301236 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST PASS...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 636 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .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 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT 5 AM WAS 11.24 FEET. VISIBILITIES ARE RUNNING 3 TO 5 MILES EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL FALL AS LOW AS ONE MILE IN THUNDERSTORMS. MOST FAVORED TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 61 61 61 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............74 72 71 70 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 RH..............74 73 68 61 59 52 48 46 46 46 46 DEWPOINT........65 63 60 56 53 49 46 44 43 42 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.41 41 37 37 37 35 35 35 35 35 35 TRANS SPD (M/S).18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 DISPERSION......37 37 42 42 61 75 75 75 92 92 92 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 80 80 80 60 60 60 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 24 24 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 60 56 54 52 50 RH..............46 47 55 54 52 52 DEWPOINT........40 40 40 38 35 33 20 FT WIND......NW 18 NW 18 NW 17 NW 15 N 16 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 35 35 35 30 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 4600 4400 4300 4300 4200 MIX HGT (M).....1400 1400 1340 1310 1310 1280 TRANSPORT WIND..W 37 W 37 NW 37 N 32 N 32 N 28 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 17 W 17 NW 17 N 14 N 14 N 13 DISPERSION......109 109 107 43 43 37 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 2 2 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 48 51 55 57 57 RH..............52 51 42 35 33 35 DEWPOINT........32 31 29 28 28 30 20 FT WIND......N 11 N 10 N 9 N 8 NE 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 4200 3800 3700 3700 4100 MIX HGT (M).....1280 1280 1160 1130 1130 1250 TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 22 N 16 N 8 N 8 N 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 10 N 10 N 7 N 4 N 4 N 2 DISPERSION......29 29 22 29 36 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130130.SOUTH.01/LIX