FNUS74 KLIX 201221 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MC...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 621 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH RAIN CHANCES TOMORROW IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........81 81 81 81 81 81 82 82 82 82 82 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 55 56 57 58 59 60 60 61 61 60 59 RH..............63 64 62 61 60 59 57 58 59 60 64 67 DEWPOINT........43 43 44 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE ENE ENE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 22 22 22 17 17 17 22 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10 DISPERSION......32 32 32 29 29 51 43 43 43 47 47 47 LVORI...........1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........78 78 78 83 83 83 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 58 57 56 57 57 RH..............70 73 78 85 89 94 DEWPOINT........49 49 50 52 53 55 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 12 E 12 E 13 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2400 2300 2300 2300 2400 MIX HGT (M).....730 730 700 700 700 730 TRANSPORT WIND..E 18 E 18 E 21 E 23 E 23 ESE 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 E 10 ESE 11 DISPERSION......39 39 43 31 31 32 LVORI...........3 3 3 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 82 82 82 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............57 59 65 72 73 72 RH..............100 99 89 77 78 84 DEWPOINT........57 59 61 64 66 66 20 FT WIND......E 14 ESE 15 SE 15 SE 16 SE 16 SSE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 35 35 35 35 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2300 2000 1900 1900 1500 MIX HGT (M).....700 700 610 580 580 460 TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 25 ESE 25 ESE 30 SE 28 SE 28 SE 29 TRAN WIND (M/S).ESE 11 ESE 11 ESE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 DISPERSION......34 34 40 52 52 47 LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............6 6 6 7 7 7 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO NOTE...SEA STATE KEY...RO=ROUGH $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...USCG TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130220.MC___.01/LIX