FNUS74 KLIX 281741 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG_PLAQ...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1241 PM 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 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. 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. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 87 87 86 RH..............61 61 59 61 63 DEWPOINT........71 71 71 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 68 68 68 77 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHC CHC CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM SHOWER SHOWER SHOWER TSTORM TEMP............85 81 78 76 75 74 RH..............65 74 82 87 90 93 DEWPOINT........72 72 72 72 72 72 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 30 30 30 20 20 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........77 80 80 80 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 75 80 82 84 84 DEWPOINT........71 71 70 70 70 70 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 50 70 70 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW ROBERTS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120928.USCG_.02/LIX