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Spot Forecast for Third Coast Midstream Pipeline Spill...USCG
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
433 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

We can be reached at (985) 649-0357 if you have questions or concerns
with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

A frontal system approaching the area this morning will enhance
southeasterly winds to near 20 knots in the outer waters. Small
craft headlines have been posted in the areas along and south of the
mouth of the Mississippi River mouth. Easterly winds of 10-15 knots
are expected to linger through the tidal lakes and sounds during the
day today. Brief slacking of winds are expected during frontal
passage in the afternoon wtih winds become westerly and then
offshore. Small craft headlines will be needed again tonight through
Sunday morning. Wind gusts could approach gale force in the coastal
waters, mainly during the morning on Saturday.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Showers late in
                    the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through
                    the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......80 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........90 percent.
Max apparent temp...69.
Surface winds (kts).South winds 11 to 12 knots shifting to the west
                    late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 17 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 13 to 14 mph in the afternoon.
Transport winds m/s.Southeast around 8 meters/second decreasing to
                    around 7 meters/second late in the morning,
                    then shifting to the southwest around 6
                    meters/second in the afternoon.
Wave height.........4 feet.
Wave period.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 decreasing to 0.9 late in the morning, then
                    increasing to 1.1 early in the afternoon
                    decreasing to 0.9 early in the afternoon
                    increasing to 1.3 increasing to 2.2 late in the
                    afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    west late in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms early in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........83  74  75  71  53  56  43  41  43
Weather cov.....CHC LKY DEF CHC SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).30  70  80  50  20  20  10  10  0
Temp............68  68  68  68  69  68  69  69  69
RH..............90  93  93  93  90  90  90  90  90
Aparnt tmp (F)..68  68  68  68  69  68  69  69  69
20 FT wind dir..SE  ESE SE  ESE SSE WSW W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..13  13  13  14  13  13  14  14  13
20 FT wind gust.17  17  17  20  17  17  20  20  17
SFC wnd dir.....SE  ESE SE  ESE SSE WSW W   W   W
SFC wnd spd kts.11  11  11  12  11  11  12  12  11
SFC wnd gst.....17  17  17  20  17  17  20  20  17
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  SW  SW  SW  W   W
Transp wind spd.17  15  15  15  13  13  13  14  14
Trans wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SW  SW  SW  W   W
Trans spd (m/s).8   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6
Wave period (s).6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
Wave height (ft)4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Ceiling (kft)...1.5 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 2.2 2.2

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
Max humidity........87 percent.
Max apparent temp...69.
Surface winds (kts).Northwest winds 11 to 18 knots shifting to the
                    around 20 knots after 3 am.
Transport winds.....West 14 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest
                    around 24 mph after 3 am.
Transport winds m/s.Northwest 7 to 11 meters/second.
Wave height.........4 feet.
Wave period.........7 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 decreasing to 2.7 early in the evening,
                    then decreasing to 2.2 late in the evening
                    increasing to 2.7 in the late evening and
                    overnight decreasing to 2.2 decreasing to 1.3
                    after 3 am increasing to 1.8.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 17 mph shifting to the
                    northwest around 20 mph after 3 am.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........31  31  31  30  28  57  57  72  57  66  63  64
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  0   0   10  10  0   0   0   10  10  10  10
Temp............69  68  68  67  68  67  66  66  65  64  63  63
RH..............87  87  87  87  87  87  87  84  84  84  87  84
Aparnt tmp (F)..69  68  68  67  68  67  66  66  65  64  63  63
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   WNW WNW WNW WNW NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..13  13  14  14  14  17  18  18  18  21  23  23
20 FT wind gust.17  17  20  20  20  24  25  25  23  26  30  30
SFC wnd dir.....W   W   W   W   W   W   WNW WNW WNW WNW NW  NW
SFC wnd spd kts.11  11  12  12  12  15  16  16  16  18  20  20
SFC wnd gst.....17  17  20  20  20  24  25  25  23  26  30  30
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW NW  NW
Transp wind spd.14  16  16  16  17  17  17  20  20  20  24  24
Trans wind dir..W   W   W   W   WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW NW  NW
Trans spd (m/s).6   7   7   7   8   8   8   9   9   9   11  11
Wave period (s).7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   4   4
Wave height (ft)4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Ceiling (kft)...3.5 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.8

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........71 percent.
Max apparent temp...67.
Surface winds (kts).North winds 16 to 23 knots with gusts to around
                    32 knots.
Transport winds.....North 24 to 28 mph.
Transport winds m/s.North 11 to 13 meters/second.
Wave height.........6 feet.
Wave period.........6 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......1.5 increasing to 25.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 15 to 22 mph with gusts to around
                    37 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........80  81  64  69  57  45  38  31  25  20  14  28
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............63  63  63  62  63  63  64  64  65  65  66  67
RH..............84  81  84  84  84  81  79  78  76  74  73  71
Aparnt tmp (F)..63  63  63  62  63  63  64  64  65  65  66  67
20 FT wind dir..NW  NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT wind spd..25  26  23  26  26  26  25  24  23  21  20  18
20 FT wind gust.33  35  30  35  37  37  36  33  32  30  28  25
SFC wnd dir.....NW  NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW
SFC wnd spd kts.22  23  20  23  23  23  22  21  20  18  17  16
SFC wnd gst.....33  35  30  35  37  37  36  33  32  30  28  25
Transp wind dir.NW  NNW NNW NNW N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.24  25  25  25  28  28  28  25  25  25  25  25
Trans wind dir..NW  NNW NNW NNW N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Trans spd (m/s).11  11  11  11  13  13  13  11  11  11  11  11
Wave period (s).5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   5   5   5   5
Wave height (ft)5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
Ceiling (kft)...1.8 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.2 8.0 17  25  25  25  25

.Extended:

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 20 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$
Forecaster...FRYE
Requested by...USCG D8 Captain Harper
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2404535.28/LIX
.DELDT 03/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bfolse@forefrontem.com,D08-smb-secnola-imt@uscg.mil,brandi.todd@noaa.gov,sr-lix.forecasters@noaa.gov,jonathon.h.haksteen@uscg.mil,adam.davis@noaa.gov,Anne.E.Harper@uscg.mil,amartin@forefrontem.com


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