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Barge DM932

New Orleans, LA
Subject Weather Update 0600 hrs 080508
Posting Date 2008-Aug-06 
0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/06/08 for New Orleans

			Wed		Wed Night	Thursday	Thu Night	Fri
Sunrise/Sunset:		0622		1950		0623		1949		0623

Wind Dir/Speed:	VAR/5		WSW/5		WSW/7		SW/6		W/7
			        
Max Min Temp:		92		76		93		76		90

Rainfall Amount:	0.02"		0”		0.04"		0.02”		0.20”

Rain/TS Chance:	20%		10%		30%		20%		50%

Visibility:		8sm		8sm		8sm		8sm		8sm

River Stage:		5.6’		5.8'		6.0’		6.2’		6.3’


Forecast Briefing:

.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
PERCENT.


0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/03/08 for Head of Passes

			Wed		Wed Night	Thursday	Thu Night	Friday
Sunrise/Sunset:		0622		1950		0623		1949		0623

Wind Dir/Speed:	VAR/5		WSW/6		VAR/6		W/8		W/10
			        
Max Min Temp:		88		82		88		79		85

Rainfall Amount:	0.02"		0”		0.02"		0.02”		0.05”

Rain/TS Chance:	20%		10%		30%		20%		50%

Visibility:		8sm		8sm		8sm		8sm		8sm




Forecast Briefing:

.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30
PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
PERCENT.

Hazardous Weather Outlook:

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. A
FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE LOCALLY STRONG FRIDAY THROUGH
MONDAY…PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DONWPOURS.