FNUS74 KLIX 180458
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARROLLTON-NEW ORLEANS MS RIVER...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1058 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO
WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND TRACK EAST AND NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION SATURDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY
HEAVY WETTING RAINFALL STARTING LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL SWING THROUGH WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA LATER THIS WEEKEND BEFORE SHIFTING EAST
EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER WEAKER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION ON TUESDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........85     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHC    LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     60     60     60
RH..............81     84     87     93
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 4    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     60     60     60

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     61     64     68     70     71
RH..............93     93     90     84     78     73
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 8    E 9    SE 9   S 13   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     30     30
CHC OF PCPN (%).90     90     90     100    100    80

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE SHIELDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120217.CARRO.03/LIX