FNUS74 KLIX 172246 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GARYVILLE MS RIVER...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 446 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. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 80 80 80 85 85 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....M CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WID WEATHER TYPE....M RN RN RN RN RN RN TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 65 65 64 64 63 62 61 60 59 59 59 59 59 RH..............M 65 67 70 72 75 78 81 83 87 87 87 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..M NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..M 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 30 30 30 30 30 30 70 70 70 70 70 70 90 .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 64 68 72 73 RH..............90 90 87 81 71 66 20 FT WIND......NE 6 E 8 E 7 SE 6 S 8 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 100 100 80 .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........78 78 78 68 68 68 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 67 63 60 57 55 RH..............68 78 81 78 77 74 20 FT WIND......S 10 SW 9 SW 10 W 13 W 13 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MIKE SHIELDS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120217.GARYV.04/LIX