FNUS74 KLIX 251911
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST PASS...DHS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
211 PM CDT MON MAR 25 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE POSITIONED OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE EAST TOWARD ALABAMA
AND GEORGIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 8 TO 10 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHEAST AND EASTERLY DIRECTION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
DROP TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KNOTS.  SKIES WILL BE SUNNY ON WEDNESDAY AND
NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  SEAS WILL BE CHOPPY AT AROUND 3 FEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.  SEAS WILL FURTHER DROP TO AROUND ONE FOOT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS WINDS BECOME LIGHTER.  THE SEA STATE WILL IMPROVE FROM MODERATE
CHOP TO A LIGHT CHOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........8      8      8      8      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     49     53     57     58     59
RH..............63     61     52     43     40     40
20 FT WIND......NNE 10 NNE 10 NNE 9  NE 8   NE 7   NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
SEAS............3      3      3      3      2      2
SEA STATE.......CH     CH     CH     CH     LC     LC
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........6      5      5      5      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     55     53     52     52     52
RH..............44     53     59     63     63     66
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   ENE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
SEAS............2      2      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......LC     LC     LC     LC     LC     LC
HRLY RAIN (IN)..0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0

SEA STATE LEGEND...

LC = LIGHT CHOP
CH = CHOPPY
RO = ROUGH
VR = VERY ROUGH

TIDES AT SOUTHWEST PASS...

WEDNESDAY...

HIGH TIDE...0049 LDT...0.63 FEET
LOW TIDE...0310 LDT...0.60 FEET
HIGH TIDE...1013 LDT...0.82 FEET
LOW TIDE...1752 LDT...0.13 FEET

WATER TEMPERATURE...66 DEGREES

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130325.SOUTH.01/LIX