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Spot Forecast for Third Coast Midstream Pipeline Spill...USCG
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
606 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

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with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Hazardous conditions are expected today and tonight due to low
pressure moving across the center of the country. Gale warnings are
in place for today and tonight. Conditions will briefly improve
Tuesday into Wednesday. Cautionary statements or Small Craft
Advisories may be necessary late Wednesday into Thursday before much
more benign conditions arrive for the weekend.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........81 percent.
Max apparent temp...73.
Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 24 to 25 knots with gusts to
                    around 35 knots.
Transport winds.....Southeast 32 to 36 mph.
Transport winds m/s.Southeast 14 to 16 meters/second.
Wave height.........11 feet.
Wave period.........8 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 increasing to 4.5 late in the morning, then
                    decreasing to 3.5 early in the afternoon
                    increasing to 4.5 early in the afternoon
                    increasing to 5.8 decreasing to 3.5 late in the
                    afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 23 to 24 mph with gusts to
                    around 40 mph.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........57  30  57  57  57  57  57  60  74
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10
Temp............70  71  71  71  72  72  72  73  73
RH..............81  81  81  81  81  81  84  81  81
Aparnt tmp (F)..70  71  71  71  72  72  72  73  73
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SSE SE  SSE
20 FT wind spd..28  28  28  29  29  29  29  28  29
20 FT wind gust.39  39  39  40  40  40  40  39  40
SFC wnd dir.....SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SSE SE  SSE
SFC wnd spd kts.24  24  24  25  25  25  25  24  25
SFC wnd gst.....39  39  39  40  40  40  40  39  40
Transp wind dir.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
Transp wind spd.35  36  36  36  36  36  36  32  32
Trans wind dir..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
Trans spd (m/s).16  16  16  16  16  16  16  14  14
Wave period (s).7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
Wave height (ft)10  10  10  11  11  11  11  11  11
Ceiling (kft)...3.5 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 5.8 3.5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms after 3 am. Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 66.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Max apparent temp...72.
Surface winds (kts).South winds 17 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 40 mph.
Transport winds.....South 26 to 33 mph.
Transport winds m/s.South 12 to 15 meters/second.
Wave height.........11 feet.
Wave period.........8 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5 decreasing to 3.5 early in the evening,
                    then decreasing to 2.7 late in the evening
                    increasing to 3.5 overnight decreasing to 1.8.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 16 to 24 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 3 am.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........91  75  79  70  63  66  75  86  85  78  80  88
Weather cov.....                                    SCH SCH CHC
Weather type....                                    RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                    SCH SCH CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  0   0   0   0   10  10  20  20  30
Temp............72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  70  70
RH..............84  87  87  87  90  87  87  87  87  87  93  93
Aparnt tmp (F)..72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  72  70  70
20 FT wind dir..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..29  29  28  29  29  29  28  28  26  23  23  20
20 FT wind gust.40  40  39  40  40  40  39  39  37  32  32  28
SFC wnd dir.....SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S   S   S   S
SFC wnd spd kts.25  25  24  25  25  25  24  24  23  20  20  17
SFC wnd gst.....40  40  39  40  40  40  39  39  37  32  32  28
Transp wind dir.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.32  33  33  33  31  31  31  29  29  29  26  26
Trans wind dir..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S   S   S   S   S
Trans spd (m/s).14  15  15  15  14  14  14  13  13  13  12  12
Wave period (s).8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
Wave height (ft)11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11
Ceiling (kft)...4.5 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Showers likely
                    and chance of thunderstorms.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........81 percent.
Max apparent temp...70.
Surface winds (kts).West winds 11 to 16 knots shifting to the
                    northwest around 10 knots late in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 26 mph becoming southwest around
                    14 mph early in the morning, then shifting to
                    the north 10 to 15 mph in the late morning and
                    early afternoon shifting to the northeast
                    around 9 mph late in the afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.South around 12 meters/second becoming
                    southwest around 6 meters/second early in the
                    morning, then shifting to the north 4 to 7
                    meters/second in the late morning and early
                    afternoon shifting to the northeast around 4
                    meters/second late in the afternoon.
Wave height.........10 feet.
Wave period.........8 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.8 decreasing to 1.1 early in the morning,
                    then decreasing to 0.3 late in the morning
                    increasing to 0.5 late in the morning
                    increasing to 0.7 increasing to 1.8 early in
                    the afternoon increasing to 3.5 increasing to
                    7.6 late in the afternoon increasing to 10.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    northwest around 9 mph late in the afternoon.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the morning and early
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........84  84  78  80  74  64  66  61  64  57  57  53
Weather cov.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).50  70  70  70  70  70  70  40  40  40  40  40
Temp............70  68  68  68  68  68  68  69  69  69  69  69
RH..............93  100 97  93  87  87  87  84  83  82  81  81
Aparnt tmp (F)..70  68  68  68  68  68  68  69  69  69  69  69
20 FT wind dir..SSW SSW SW  SW  SW  SW  WSW W   W   WNW NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..18  18  16  15  14  13  13  13  10  9   12  12
20 FT wind gust.25  25  23  21  20  17  17  17  15  13  16  16
SFC wnd dir.....SSW SSW SW  SW  SW  SW  WSW W   W   WNW NW  NW
SFC wnd spd kts.16  16  14  13  12  11  11  11  9   8   10  10
SFC wnd gst.....25  25  23  21  20  17  17  17  15  13  16  16
Transp wind dir.S   SW  SW  SW  NNW NNW NNW NNE NNE NNE NE  NE
Transp wind spd.26  14  14  14  15  15  15  10  10  10  9   9
Trans wind dir..S   SW  SW  SW  NNW NNW NNW NNE NNE NNE NE  NE
Trans spd (m/s).12  6   6   6   7   7   7   4   4   4   4   4
Wave period (s).8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
Wave height (ft)10  10  10  9   9   9   8   8   8   7   7   7
Ceiling (kft)...2.2 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.8 2.2 3.5 3.5 7.6 10

.Extended:

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north with
gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight
chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$
Forecaster...FRYE
Requested by...USCG D8 Captain Harper
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2404535.31/LIX
.DELDT 03/25/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL D08-smb-secnola-imt@uscg.mil,sr-lix.forecasters@noaa.gov,Anne.E.Harper@uscg.mil,amartin@forefrontem.com,bfolse@forefrontem.com,jonathon.h.haksteen@uscg.mil,adam.davis@noaa.gov,brandi.todd@noaa.gov


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