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FXUS64 KLIX 121748
AFDLIX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1248 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1224 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
- SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES ARE ON TAP AT LEAST THROUGH
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WITH A LOT OF OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES LIKE
SPORTS AND FESTIVALS, SUN AND TEMPERATURE RELATED HEALTH RISKS
ARE PRESENT. MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING SUNSCREEN AND DRINKING
ENOUGH WATER.
- POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FOG TOWARD SUNRISE
TOMORROW. DETAILS WILL BE DEVELOPED TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM
(NOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1224 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE, BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT. THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORKWEEK. THIS
IS KEEPING US SUNNY, WARM, AND DRY WITH NOT MUCH ELSE TO TALK
ABOUT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL,
CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 80S EXCEPT ALONG THE COASTAL AREA.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1224 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
UPPER HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING ACROSS THE GULF NORTHEASTERLY OUT
INTO THE ATLANTIC, PLUS LOW LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES, GENERALLY IN
THE UPPER 80S, MAY BREAK 90 AT SOME LOCATION IN THE CWA. THIS IS
EARLY HEAT, BUT NOT UNHEARD OF, WITH THE AVERAGE FIRST 90 DEGREE
DAY AT OUR CLIMATE SITES OCCURRING IN MID MAY. WITH THE
CIRCULATION AROUND THE SURFACE HIGH, WE CAN EXPECT DECENT HUMIDITY
AND A CHANCE FOR FOG IN THE EARLY MORNINGS. THIS WILL BE A DAY-
TO-DAY CONSIDERATION, THOUGH.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1224 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
ALL LOCATIONS CURRENTLY VFR AND WILL CONTINUE SO THROUGH THE NIGHT
SUFFICIENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN PLACE TO RAISE THE POSSIBILITY
OF A LOW STRAT DECK IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, ALTHOUGH TOMORROW
MORNING DENSE FOG APPEARS LESS LIKELY THAN PAST MORNINGS. STILL,
IFRTO LIFR CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR DUE TO LOW CIGS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1224 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHEAST GULF INTO THE ATLANTIC CONTINUES
TO PRODUCE A MODERATE EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FETCH OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THAT WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE WEEK.
MARINE CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING SLIGHTLY INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK
AS WINDS EASE TO AROUND 10KT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH THE LONG- TERM FORECAST PERIOD.
LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
GM...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...DS
LONG TERM....DS
AVIATION...DS
MARINE...DS
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