FNUS74 KLIX 052257 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT SULPHUR...NOAA HAZMAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 457 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY TRACKING THROUGH THE AREA. ONLY A FEW STRAY SHOWERS CAN BE FOUND ALONG THE BOUNDARY. MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WITH BE LOWER MOISTURE LEVELS. MIN RH/S WILL FALL INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE FOR A FEW DAYS. BY SATURDAY MOISTURE WILL BE COMING BACK AS SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES EAST AND ONSHORE WIND RETURNS. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........12 12 12 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 63 62 60 57 55 52 51 50 48 47 46 RH..............65 65 65 64 67 64 66 63 61 63 63 63 DEWPOINT........53 51 50 48 46 43 41 39 37 36 35 34 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NNW NNW NNW N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 25 25 25 23 23 23 22 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION......35 35 35 53 53 53 31 31 31 29 29 29 LVORI...........1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO RO RO RO .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 50 53 56 57 RH..............65 56 50 44 42 42 DEWPOINT........33 32 32 32 33 34 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 13 NNW 11 NNW 10 NNW 10 NNW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2200 2900 3000 3000 3200 MIX HGT (M).....670 670 880 910 910 980 TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 22 N 22 NNW 14 NNW 14 NW 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 10 N 10 N 10 NNW 6 NNW 6 NW 6 DISPERSION......29 29 29 33 33 34 LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......RO RO CH CH CH CH .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........11 11 11 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 51 49 47 45 44 RH..............48 56 63 68 73 76 DEWPOINT........35 36 37 37 37 37 20 FT WIND......NNW 10 NNW 10 N 10 N 10 N 9 NNE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 2000 2000 2000 1500 MIX HGT (M).....910 910 610 610 610 460 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 16 NNW 17 N 20 N 20 NNE 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 7 NW 7 NNW 8 N 9 N 9 NNE 7 DISPERSION......39 39 33 26 26 18 LVORI...........1 1 2 3 3 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .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 20130305.PORTS.02/LIX