FNUS74 KLIX 111112 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT SULPHUR...NOAA HAZMAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 612 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........95 97 97 97 97 97 97 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............58 58 60 61 62 61 61 61 61 61 62 61 RH..............93 86 75 70 65 65 65 62 60 58 54 56 DEWPOINT........56 54 52 51 50 49 49 48 47 46 45 45 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S WNW WNW WNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 16 16 20 20 20 15 15 15 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 DISPERSION......12 22 22 22 22 36 36 34 34 34 37 37 LVORI...........4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 80 80 80 80 60 40 40 40 40 40 SEA STATE.......CH RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........85 10 10 10 3 3 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 58 57 56 54 52 RH..............53 59 59 59 59 61 DEWPOINT........44 44 43 42 40 39 20 FT WIND......NNW 11 NNW 12 NNW 13 N 12 N 11 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2600 1200 1200 700 700 MIX HGT (M).....730 790 370 370 210 210 TRANSPORT WIND..NNW 17 NNW 17 NNW 8 NNW 8 NW 13 N 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).NNW 8 NNW 8 NNW 4 NNW 4 NW 6 N 7 DISPERSION......37 39 11 7 11 13 LVORI...........1 1 2 3 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 52 57 61 62 62 RH..............68 61 53 44 43 43 DEWPOINT........39 39 40 39 39 39 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 9 NNE 7 N 6 N 7 NNW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1400 3000 3000 2800 3100 MIX HGT (M).....210 430 910 910 850 940 TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 16 NNE 16 NNE 16 N 9 NNW 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7 N 7 NNE 7 NNE 7 N 4 NNW 4 DISPERSION......13 18 11 52 28 26 LVORI...........3 2 2 1 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......RO 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/DESTRI REQUESTED BY...KYLE JELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130311.PORTS.01/LIX