FNUS74 KLIX 231301 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE BARATARIA PASS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 801 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............68 70 73 75 76 77 78 78 78 77 RH..............97 93 84 79 76 71 69 67 67 69 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 DISPERSION......18 18 17 25 25 23 23 23 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 58 58 58 39 39 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............76 72 71 70 70 70 RH..............74 84 87 90 90 87 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 1300 1300 1000 1100 MIX HGT (M).....370 370 400 400 300 340 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 10 SW 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 4 DISPERSION......15 14 15 8 7 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 20 20 20 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 27 27 27 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 71 77 76 78 79 RH..............84 81 69 69 64 60 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 900 1000 1000 1400 1400 MIX HGT (M).....340 270 300 300 430 430 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 8 W 6 W 6 W 7 SW 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 4 W 3 W 3 W 3 SW 4 DISPERSION......6 5 4 8 13 19 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...RICHARD WEBRE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120323.GRAND.01/LIX