FNUS74 KLIX 171451
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARYVILLE MS RIVER...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
850 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...AN OVERCAST SKY IS EXPECTED WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TODAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL IMPACT THE
AREA SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.
SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA INCLUDING THE RIVER PARISHES
FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY RAIN
MAY ALSO LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RISES ON SEVERAL AREA RIVERS.
ADDITIONALLY...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN THREATS FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE MAIN
TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING
INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............61  64  66  67  67  67  67  66  65
RH..............84  75  70  65  63  65  68  70  73
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  30

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............64     62     60     60     59     58
RH..............73     78     87     87     93     100
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 4    E 3    E 3    E 4    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     50     50     50

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     61     66     69     71     70
RH..............100    100    90     87     79     78
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    SE 9   S 10   S 12   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     25
CHC OF PCPN (%).80     80     80     90     90     80

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...FREDDIE ZEIGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120217.GARYV.01/LIX