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FXUS64 KLIX 122335
AFDLIX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
635 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 630 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.
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
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 630 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
ALL TERMINALS VFR AT FORECAST ISSUANCE AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN THAT
WAY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME LOWER
CLOUD COVER DEVELOP AFTER 06Z AT MOST TERMINALS WITH CLOUD BASES
FL005 TO FL010, BUT HIGH CLOUD COVER SHOULD REDUCE THE THREAT OF
RADIATION FOG DEVELOPMENT. ANY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS SHOULD SEE
THOSE CONDITIONS IMPROVE BY 15Z MONDAY.
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...RW
MARINE...DS
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