FNUS74 KLIX 061137 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT SULPHUR...NOAA HAZMAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 537 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOLER DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT SHOULD GREATLY IMPROVE BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN TODAY AND SHOULD REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 48 50 52 54 56 57 58 58 59 59 59 58 RH..............70 70 68 61 55 50 46 44 42 42 40 42 45 DEWPOINT........39 39 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 35 35 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NW NW NW NNW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 13 13 13 13 13 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 7 DISPERSION......29 29 29 29 29 52 52 33 33 34 34 34 39 LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........11 11 11 11 11 11 19 19 19 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 56 55 54 54 53 52 52 51 50 49 49 RH..............45 49 53 58 61 67 72 74 79 83 87 87 DEWPOINT........36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 45 45 45 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.2 3.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW N N N NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 DISPERSION......39 39 39 33 33 33 26 26 26 18 18 18 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 26 26 22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 51 55 58 60 60 RH..............89 76 61 51 46 46 DEWPOINT........45 44 42 40 39 39 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 2500 2600 2600 2700 MIX HGT (M).....490 490 760 790 790 820 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 14 ENE 13 NE 9 NE 9 NE 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 6 NE 6 ENE 6 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 DISPERSION......13 13 10 32 36 27 LVORI...........4 3 2 1 1 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC .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 20130306.PORTS.01/LIX