FNUS74 KLIX 281054 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG_PLAQ...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 554 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL MAINTAIN AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. MOISTURE IS ALREADY INCREASING AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND MORE LIKELY THIS WEEKEND. A FRONTAL ZONE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH GULF AND A DEEP SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 59 59 59 59 59 59 71 71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............72 72 75 79 81 83 85 86 86 87 87 87 86 RH..............97 97 97 87 77 72 67 63 61 61 61 63 65 DEWPOINT........71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..72 72 75 79 85 88 90 91 91 93 94 94 92 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 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 (%).........71 63 63 63 72 72 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 81 78 76 75 74 RH..............65 74 82 87 90 93 DEWPOINT........72 72 72 72 72 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 85 78 76 75 74 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........72 80 80 80 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............73 75 80 82 84 84 DEWPOINT........71 71 70 70 70 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..73 75 83 86 88 88 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 3 SE 5 E 5 E 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 60 60 60 70 70 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...KYLE JELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120928.USCG_.01/LIX