FNUS74 KLIX 171601 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE OFF SHORE...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1101 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS SOUTHERLY AROUND 10 MPH TODAY AND SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. EXPECT SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 77 78 78 79 79 79 78 RH..............76 74 71 69 69 69 71 76 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 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 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 (%).10 10 10 30 30 30 CEILINGS........10 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 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 CEILINGS........30 30 30 20 20 10 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...KOZIARA REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN BURTON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20121017.GRAND.01/LIX