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FXUS64 KLIX 122024
AFDLIX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
224 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
* LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING ARE FORECAST FOR
MOST PLACES THAT ARE GENERALLY ALONG/NORTH OF THE I-10/12
CORRIDOR TUESDAY MORNING. ANY FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO LAST ONLY A FEW HOURS. HOWEVER, RESIDENTS SHOULD
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE OUTDOOR
PETS HAVE ACCESS TO WARM SHELTER.
* ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, NEARLY
HALF OF ALL HOME FIRES OCCUR BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER,
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WITH THE INCREASED RISK ATTRIBUTED TO THE
USE OF HOME HEATING DEVICES SUCH AS PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS AND
FIREPLACES. THOSE PLANNING TO USE SUCH DEVICES DURING THIS COLD
SNAP SHOULD SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS - SUCH AS USING A SCREEN AND
KEEPING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEAR ALL FIRE PLACES; AND ENSURING
ALL SPACE HEATERS ARE PLUGGED DIRECTLY INTO WALL OUTLETS AND
PLACED ON LEVEL SURFACES AT LEAST 3 FT FROM ANY FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED,
LOOKING AT THE MODELS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD AGAIN TUESDAY
MORNING AND COOL, BUT SLIGHTLY WARMER WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S WITH LOWS ON
TUESDAY MORNING JUST ABOVE FREEZING, IN THE MID 30S. LOWS ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 40S ACROSS THE AREA AS WE WARM
UP BRIEFLY. GENERALLY, A DRY AND COOL COUPLE OF DAYS AHEAD. MSW
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
A REINFORCING DRY COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. LOOKING AT THE MODELS, THERE WILL BE VERY
LITTLE, IF ANY, RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. BUT IT WILL
BRING COOL AND DRY AIR BACK INTO THE REGION. LOWS ON THURSDAY WILL
BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT. FRIDAY
WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S FOR MOST OF THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES WARM UP ABOUT 5-10 DEGREES FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
BEFORE ANOTHER REINFORCEMENT OF COOL AIR ARRIVES SUNDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. MSW
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT ALL AREA AIRPORTS AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MSW
MARINE
ISSUED AT 157 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
WINDS WILL SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH TUE WHILE A SURFACE HIGH MOVES INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TUE. A WEST WIND WILL BEGIN AS THE
HIGH MOVES SE BY WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL RISE AHEAD OF A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE WED BRINGING WINDS AROUND
TO NW 20-25KT WED INTO THURSDAY. THIS TIME FRAME WILL LIKELY NEED
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HEADLINES AGAIN. NW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE
AGAIN LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY
FRIDAY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE DAY AND RISE
INTO THE WEEKEND.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MCB 33 59 42 61 / 0 0 30 10
BTR 34 60 44 65 / 0 10 20 0
ASD 31 60 43 64 / 0 0 20 0
MSY 42 60 47 67 / 0 0 20 0
GPT 35 58 45 63 / 0 0 20 10
PQL 30 60 41 63 / 0 0 20 10
LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
GM...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...MSW
LONG TERM....MSW
AVIATION...MSW
MARINE...MSW
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