FNUS74 KLIX 162257
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE OFF SHORE...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
557 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH ON
THURSDAY...WITH A MUCH STRONGER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
IN FOR THE WEEKEND.

CEILING HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN IN THE
5-10 KFT RANGE WEDNESDAY BEFORE LIFTING AGAIN FOLLOWING THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE.

THE GREATEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
INTO THURSDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.



.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........94  94  94  94  94  94  92  92  92  92  92
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............75  75  74  74  73  73  72  72  72  72  72
RH..............55  58  62  62  64  64  66  66  66  66  68
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  15  15  15
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
SEAS............2   2   2   2   2   2   1   1   1   1   2

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........92     73     54     54     41     27
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............72     73     75     77     78     79
RH..............68     68     66     64     62     62
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 10  SE 10  SE 9   S 8    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20
SEAS............2      2      2      2      2      2

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........27     36     39     39     39     52
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............77     76     76     76     76     76
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    S 7    SW 7   SW 7   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     30     30     30     30     30
SEAS............2      3      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN BURTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20121016.GRAND.01/LIX