FNUS74 KLIX 161154 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR ASSUMPTION SLURRY...ASSUMPTION PARISH OHSEP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 654 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND FLORIDA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. COLD FRONTS WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. AREAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON AND BE MORE WIDESPREAD WITH ABOUT 60 PERCENT AREAL COVERAGE ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 61 61 61 61 61 76 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 80 82 85 87 88 90 90 90 90 90 88 RH..............94 94 85 82 75 70 66 60 58 58 61 65 DEWPOINT........75 75 76 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 73 74 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E S S S S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 DISPERSION......2 1 1 2 18 18 40 40 29 29 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 54 54 54 42 42 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 83 80 79 78 77 RH..............65 74 85 88 91 94 DEWPOINT........74 74 75 75 75 75 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 4000 1300 1300 400 300 MIX HGT (M).....1650 1220 400 400 120 90 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 S 8 SW 9 SW 9 S 2 SE 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 S 1 SE 1 DISPERSION......25 39 15 4 1 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 58 58 58 78 78 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 79 84 87 89 89 RH..............94 88 74 65 57 57 DEWPOINT........75 75 75 74 72 72 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 2 W 3 NW 3 NW 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 2300 2300 4500 5600 MIX HGT (M).....90 120 700 700 1370 1710 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 SW 3 W 9 W 9 W 6 SW 3 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 1 SW 1 W 4 W 4 W 3 SW 1 DISPERSION......2 2 6 25 23 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 60 60 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JOHN BOUDREAUX TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120816.ASSUM.01/LIX