FNUS74 KHGX 251538 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BAYOU PIERRE SPILL...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 938 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0908 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SITE TODAY LEADING TO A DRY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AND FULL SUNSHINE. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR A MOISTENING ONSHORE FLOW TO DEVELOP. FOG WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING TO LESS THAN 2 MILES. RAIN CHANCES RETURN ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF PACIFIC COLD FRONT. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............70 74 RH..............55 45 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE 20FT WIND (MPH).12 9 20FT WIND GUST..15 10 CWR.............0 0 LAL.............1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 61 58 56 RH..............57 81 93 100 20FT WIND DIR...E E SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).8 9 10 9 20FT WIND GUST.. CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY AREAS WEATHER TYPE....LIGHT FOG LIGHT FOG FOG FOG TEMP............54 59 67 70 RH..............100 100 84 78 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).7 10 13 13 20FT WIND GUST.. 15 15 CWR.............10 10 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 NOTE... CWR IS CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN 0.01". LAL IS THE LIGHTING ACTIVITY LEVEL. 1 - NO LIGHTNING. 2 - 1 TO 8 STRIKES (ISOLATED) 3 - 9 TO 15 STRIKES (WIDELY SCATTERED) 4 - 15 TO 25 STRIKES (SCATTERED) 5 - MORE THAN 25 STRIKES (NUMEROUS) TIDES.... NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. LOCATION TIDE TIMES EXPECTED TIDE TYPE WATER LEVEL EAGLE POINT... FRI 6:59 AM -0.5 FEET LOW TIDE FRI 7:43 PM 0.9 FEET HIGH TIDE SAT 8:14 AM -0.5 FEET LOW TIDE SAT 8:30 PM 0.9 FEET HIGH TIDE OUTLOOK... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS NEAR 15 MPH $$ FORECASTER...PROCHAZKA REQUESTED BY...KP TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20110225.BAYOU.01/HGX