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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service New Orleans la 
533 am CST Thursday Nov 20 2008 


Aviation... 
areas of fog have remained very minimal except at gpt where visible 
has fluctuated between IFR and VFR. With patchy fog across the 
area...brief MVFR/IFR visible will also be possible at mcb and btr 
this morning. Variable winds will gradually become westerly and then 
north/northwest today this evening as a cold front sweeps through the 
region. Winds behind the boundary will increase to over 10 kts 
with gusts approaching 20 kts...especially at msy. High clouds should 
move in this afternoon and expect increasing low to middle level 
clouds at terminals tomorrow morning behind the front. VFR 
conditions will dominate through the period. 


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Preliminary point temps/pops... 
mcb 70 38 54 30 / 0 10 10 10 
btr 73 39 55 32 / 0 10 10 10 
msy 71 46 57 41 / 0 10 10 10 
gpt 70 40 55 30 / 0 10 10 10 


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Lix watches/warnings/advisories... 
la...none. 
GM...Small Craft Advisory from midnight Friday to 6 PM Friday for the 
following zones: coastal waters from Pascagoula MS to the 
Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 
nm...coastal waters from Pascagoula MS to the Southwest 
Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm...coastal waters 
from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to lower 
Atchafalaya River la from 20 to 60 nm...coastal waters from 
the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to lower 
Atchafalaya River la out 20 nm...and Lake Pontchartrain and 
Lake Maurepas. 


MS...none. 
GM...Small Craft Advisory from midnight Friday to 6 PM Friday for the 
following zones: coastal waters from Pascagoula MS to the 
Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 
nm...coastal waters from Pascagoula MS to the Southwest 
Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm...coastal waters 
from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to lower 
Atchafalaya River la from 20 to 60 nm...coastal waters from 
the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to lower 
Atchafalaya River la out 20 nm...and Lake Pontchartrain and 
Lake Maurepas. 


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