Area Forecast Discussion
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
702 PM CST SAT DEC 7 2013

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.SOUNDING DISCUSSION...

COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES BELOW 900MB...WITH A VERY STRONG
INVERSION NOTED. ABOVE THE INVERSION...DEEP LAYER SOUTHWEST FLOW
CONTINUES. A WARMER AND MORE MOIST AIRMASS IS ADVECTING INTO THE
AREA ON THE BACK OF THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW...AS NOTED BY THE
RELATIVELY HIGH PW VALUES OF AROUND 1.2 INCHES. A BROAD AREA OF
LOW STRATUS HAS DEVELOPED IN THE VICINITY OF THE INVERSION WHERE
THE WARMER AND MORE MOIST AIR IS COOLING AND CONDENSING OUT AS IT
RISES UP OVER THE DOME OF COLDER AIR NEAR THE SURFACE. 32

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  38  51  51  55 /  40  90  80  60
BTR  39  53  51  58 /  30  90  80  60
ASD  42  60  60  68 /  20  70  70  50
MSY  43  61  59  68 /  20  70  70  50
GPT  43  63  63  71 /  20  60  70  60
PQL  44  65  61  73 /  20  60  50  50

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.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
GM...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
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