836  
FNUS74 KLIX 210005  
FWSLIX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NOAA SHIP OREGON II...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
705 PM CDT WED SEP 20 2023  
 
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
 
 
DISSIPATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE LOCALLY ENHANCED WIND  
SPEEDS THIS EVENING, WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS. WIND  
SPEEDS SHOULD RELAX OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 6 HOURS, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS  
DROPPING BELOW 15 KNOTS AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT. REDEVELOPMENT OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATER IN THE NIGHT, WITH HIGHER  
PROBABILITIES BEYOND 3 AM CDT, CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST MID  
MORNING THURSDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 11 TO 15 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 16 MPH.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OVERNIGHT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......10.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 KNOTS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........29 32 34 32 39 31 32 34 57 55  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50  
TEMP............81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 80 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 17 17 17 17 17 15 15 15  
SFC WND DIR.....E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11  
SFC WND GST.....21 21 17 17 17 17 17 15 15 15  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14  
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2  
CEILING (KFT)...11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 KNOTS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......10 DECREASING TO 4.5 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN INCREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO 8.5 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS. 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 (%).........50 43 31 57 15 6 8 4 3 5 9 10  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH 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 SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............79 78 80 80 81 82 82 83 83 83 84 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 11 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 14 15 15  
SFC WND DIR.....ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 11 11  
SFC WND GST.....17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 14 15 15  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 17 17 17 15 15 15 13 13  
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
CEILING (KFT)...10 10 10 10 11 11 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.8 5.8 8.5  
 

 
FORECASTER...WAGNER  
REQUESTED BY...ACTING COMMANDING OFFICER LINDSAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2321159.0/LIX  
.DELDT 09/20/23  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CO.OREGON@NOAA.GOV  
 
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