FNUS74 KLIX 181039 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND ISLE OFF SHORE...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 539 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OVER THE OIL SHEEN SITE DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS THIS MORNING...WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT TO AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 2 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........65 80 80 80 80 80 80 46 46 46 46 46 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............76 76 76 76 77 78 78 79 79 80 80 79 RH..............87 87 87 87 85 82 79 77 77 74 74 74 DEWPOINT........72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 CEILINGS........30 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 SEAS............3 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 (%).........46 46 45 45 42 29 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 76 75 74 74 73 RH..............74 71 64 55 50 49 DEWPOINT........69 66 62 57 54 53 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 9 N 10 N 12 NE 12 NE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........16 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 72 74 76 77 77 DEWPOINT........53 50 46 42 41 43 20 FT WIND......NE 12 NE 10 NE 6 NE 4 N 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 CEILINGS........10 0 0 0 0 0 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN BURTON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20121018.GRAND.01/LIX