FNUS74 KLIX 081110 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG_PLAQ...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 610 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE TODAY WILL SURFACE LOW NOT FAR OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT SINCE LAST SPRING WILL MOVING THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AFTN/EVENING. EXPECT MUCH DRIER AIR AND PERSISTENT NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........36 25 25 58 58 58 74 74 74 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 81 84 86 87 87 87 88 89 89 89 87 DEWPOINT........74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 60 60 60 60 60 60 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........76 63 27 27 19 26 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............86 81 79 77 74 72 DEWPOINT........73 72 71 69 67 64 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 8 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 10 10 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 7 7 7 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 72 77 80 81 82 DEWPOINT........62 62 61 60 60 59 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 8 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT TAF KNEW 080531Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081400 32009KT P6SM SCT025 PROB30 0816/0822 VRB14G28KT 1SM TSRA BKN025CB FM082200 32010G20KT P6SM SCT030 MARINE FORECAST FOR BRETON SOUND ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION THE TIDE GAUGE AT SHELL BEACH IS RUNNING ABOUT 0.3 FT HIGHER AT HIGH TIDE CURRENTLY NEAR 2.66 FT. LOW TIDE WILL BE AROUND 9 PM NEAR 1.0 FT. PILOT STATION IS COMING OFF HIGH TIDE NEAR 2.3 FT LAST EVENING GOING TO A LOW TIDE AROUND 0.9 FT NEAR 1 PM. TIDE WAS RUNNING NEAR NORMAL. HEAT INFORMATION NO HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THOUGH HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE FELT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT...HEAT INDEX READINGS 94-97 BEFORE COOLING WITH DRY AIR MOVING INTO REGION WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...KYLE JELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120908.USCG_.01/LIX