FNUS74 KLIX 221103 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BARATARIA PASS...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 603 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A WEAK MESOHIGH IN THE WAKE OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND SQUALL LINE DISSIPATES THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL START OUT OF THE NORTH...BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN SOUTH BY TONIGHT. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN HIGH AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS CONTINUES TO PUMP IN MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED TODAY...BUT WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHEN THEY PASS OVER THE SPILL ZONE. TIDE LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 99 90 90 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............63 64 66 69 72 73 73 73 73 73 RH..............90 90 87 78 71 71 71 73 76 76 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 DISPERSION......15 15 15 15 15 19 19 19 36 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............1...1...1...1...1...1...1...1...1...1 SEA STATE.......LC..LC..LC..LC..LC..LC..LC..LC..LC..LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........90 92 92 92 92 92 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............72 69 68 68 68 69 RH..............81 90 97 97 100 97 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 2700 2300 2300 2100 2400 MIX HGT (M).....940 820 700 700 640 730 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 23 S 23 S 23 S 21 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 8 DISPERSION......36 31 31 31 28 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2......2......2......2......1......1 SEA STATE.......CH.....CH.....CH.....CH.....LC.....LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 82 82 82 78 78 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 70 75 79 81 80 RH..............97 97 84 72 65 67 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2800 3300 3300 3600 3500 MIX HGT (M).....730 850 1010 1010 1100 1070 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 14 S 13 S 13 S 13 SW 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 DISPERSION......49 43 42 42 43 43 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 50 50 40 40 SEAS............1......1......1......1......1......1 SEA STATE.......LC.....LC.....LC.....LC.....LC.....LC SEA STATE CH = CHOPPY LC = LIGHT CHOP TIDES BARATARIA PASS...GRAND ISLE THURSDAY HI 2 17 AM STAGE 1.2 LO 4 54 AM STAGE 1.1 HI 10 44 AM STAGE 1.2 LO 7 25 PM STAGE 1.1 FRIDAY HI 11 50 AM STAGE 0.8 LO 8 16 PM STAGE 0.1 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...KYLE JELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120322.GRAND.01/LIX