FNUS74 KLIX 022251 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT SULPHUR...NOAA HAZMAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 451 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE AND MOVE EASTWARD MONDAY WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........61 61 61 46 46 46 21 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 48 47 45 45 44 42 41 39 38 37 36 RH..............50 51 53 58 55 57 60 62 64 67 70 72 DEWPOINT........31 31 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N N N N N NNW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.1 6.1 6.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 22 22 22 24 24 24 17 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 8 8 8 DISPERSION......65 65 65 68 68 68 32 32 32 23 23 23 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO CH CH CH .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 7 5 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 40 45 48 51 51 RH..............72 62 49 42 37 41 DEWPOINT........28 28 27 26 26 28 20 FT WIND......NNW 8 NNW 8 NNW 7 NW 6 WNW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2400 2800 3300 3300 3400 MIX HGT (M).....730 730 850 1010 1010 1040 TRANSPORT WIND..NNW 17 NNW 17 N 18 NNW 13 NNW 13 WNW 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NNW 8 NNW 8 N 8 NNW 6 NNW 6 WNW 4 DISPERSION......23 23 12 42 51 38 LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 44 42 42 43 44 RH..............53 65 76 82 86 89 DEWPOINT........31 33 35 37 39 41 20 FT WIND......WSW 4 SW 3 SSW 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3200 2300 1600 1600 1500 MIX HGT (M).....980 980 700 490 490 460 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 8 WSW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SSW 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 4 W 4 WSW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SSW 4 DISPERSION......32 32 27 4 4 5 LVORI...........1 3 3 4 5 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM .NOTICE...SEA STATE REPRESENTS THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN BARATARIA BAY AND ADJACENT AREAS. THIS IS GIVEN FOR VESSEL TRANSIT ACROSS ANY PORTION OF BARATARIA BAY WITH FULL FETCH. .LEGEND... XR = EXTREMELY ROUGH VR = VERY ROUGH RO = ROUGH CH = CHOPPY LC = LIGHT CHOP SM = SMOOTH $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...KYLE JELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130302.PORTS.02/LIX