The Nationwide Climate Service has issued a dense fog advisory for Wednesday night time by way of Thursday morning for many of southeast Louisiana, together with Baton Rouge, Houma, Slidell and New Orleans.
This newest advisory begins at 9 p.m. Wednesday and extends by way of 10 a.m. Thursday, changing into the realm’s eighth dense fog advisory issued in 9 days.
Dense Fog Advisory 12/7/22
Forecasters count on dense fog to proceed settling over southeast Louisiana in a single day by way of the remainder of the week. Over the weekend, winds blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico are anticipated to shift.
NWS forecasters say that experiencing fog within the colder months just isn’t uncommon. On this case the fog is coming from the Mississippi Sound, the place cool, moist air simply generates it.
“It develops in a single day,” NWS forecaster Robert Frie mentioned. “Then in the course of the day, the bottom warms fairly shortly. Our temperature goes additional away from the dew level, in order that’s when the fog dissipates.”
Southeast Louisiana’s hotter climate has exacerbated fog situations, with highs within the excessive 70s and low 80s. Increased temperatures lead to easier-to-reach dew factors within the colder months.
Forecasters mentioned that, usually, chilly fronts can be blowing in from the north to deliver down the day by day temps. This may additionally decrease the realm’s dew factors, making dense fog a bit tougher to type. Nonetheless, the chilly fronts have as an alternative remained north of Louisiana.
NWS forecasters have suggested residents to drive slowly, since visibility can out of the blue drop to some toes while you undergo a denser patch of fog. Drivers are additionally suggested to make use of low beam lights, since excessive beams will mirror off of the fog, resulting in additional lowered visibility.