FNUS74 KLIX 171103 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE OFF SHORE...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 603 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR THE WEEKEND. CEILING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE 5 TO 10 KFT RANGE TODAY AND COULD LOWER BELOW 5 KFT LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........91 91 86 73 60 54 54 54 49 41 32 27 27 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............72 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 78 79 79 79 78 RH..............81 84 84 81 79 76 74 71 69 69 69 71 76 DEWPOINT........66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 69 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 36 39 39 50 65 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 76 76 76 76 76 RH..............76 79 79 79 79 82 DEWPOINT........69 69 69 69 69 70 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 30 30 30 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 80 80 80 46 46 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP............75 76 77 78 79 80 DEWPOINT........71 71 71 71 69 65 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 NW 10 N 10 N 10 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 20 10 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN BURTON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20121017.GRAND.01/LIX