FNUS74 KLIX 211242 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR MC...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 642 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES WILL BRING A COLD FRONT TO THE COASTAL SECTIONS LATE TONIGHT...BECOME STATIONARY FRIDAY AND MEANDER ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A RE-ENFORCING FRONT WILL THEN ADVANCE AND PUSH THE STALLED FRONT SOUTHWARD LATER SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN DEVELOP IN THE PLAINS AND DRAW THE FRONT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY SWEEP THROUGH ON MONDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 91 91 82 82 82 82 82 82 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............65 65 65 66 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 RH..............86 90 93 91 89 87 89 92 93 94 93 DEWPOINT........61 62 63 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 25 25 25 28 28 28 26 26 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 11 11 11 13 13 13 12 12 12 DISPERSION......26 26 28 28 47 46 46 46 41 41 41 LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 SEA STATE.......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 (%).........100 100 100 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 68 68 68 67 67 RH..............93 98 100 100 100 100 DEWPOINT........67 68 68 68 67 67 20 FT WIND......S 14 SSE 14 SSE 14 S 13 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 900 900 900 700 MIX HGT (M).....340 340 270 270 270 210 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 24 SSE 24 SSE 23 S 23 S 23 S 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).SSE 11 SSE 11 SSE 10 S 10 S 10 S 8 DISPERSION......32 32 28 21 21 16 LVORI...........4 4 4 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............6 6 6 5 5 5 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........81 81 81 81 81 81 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 68 70 71 71 70 RH..............100 99 94 90 92 96 DEWPOINT........67 68 68 68 69 69 20 FT WIND......S 10 SSE 10 SSE 10 SSE 11 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 700 800 800 800 MIX HGT (M).....210 210 210 240 240 240 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 16 S 18 S 23 S 23 S 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 7 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 11 DISPERSION......14 14 16 26 26 27 LVORI...........5 5 5 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............5 5 5 6 6 6 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 20130221.MC___.01/LIX