FNUS74 KLIX 211816
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
116 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AT 17Z A 1022MB RIDGE WAS OVER CAROLINAS WITH 1018MB
HIGH NEAR APALACHICOLA FL...6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX TO 1013MB LWR
TX CST. PRESSURE OVER THE SPILL LOCATION 1017MB.

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS.
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS.

.NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS...
...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS
...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS
...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT ASOS

METAR KBVE 211751Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166
     T02940233 10300 20244 50000 TSNO
METAR KASD 211753Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159
     T03060217 10311 20267 58002
METAR KNEW 211753Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT042 BKN055 30/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155
     T03000211 10311 20256 58001

.RADAR...
ISOLATED SHRA WERE DETECTED 58NM SSE OF MOUTH OF MS RIVER...MOVG N
5KT. NO LGT OVER GLFMEX. SAT IMAGES INDICATE A CONVERGENT BAND OF
MDT CU-TCU CLOUDS THAT ARE ENHANCING FM 40NM SE OF MOUTH OF MS
RIVER-SE TO NEAR KEY WEST FL. THE CLOUD FIELD IS GROWING IN COVERAGE
OFF THE MOUTH OF THE MS RIVER AND WILL LIKELY DEVELOP INTO SCT SHRA
THRU 3 PM CDT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SLOW MOVG WATERSPOUTS
UNDER DVLPG TCU. PROJECTED CELL MOVMT...N 5KT. AREAL MOVMT STNRY OR
DRIFT N.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.38 FT AT 1239 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE.
GRPL1 0.99 FT AT 1239 CDT STEADY.

.CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE TIDES
(MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES)
FRI MAY 21...L 0220 AM +0.30...H 0121 PM +0.90
SAT MAY 22...L 0155 AM +0.50...H 0932 AM +0.80
SUN MAY 23...H 0830 AM +1.00...L 0621 PM +0.20
MON MAY 24...H 0826 AM +1.30...L 0703 PM -0.10
TUE MAY 25...H 0849 AM +1.50...L 0748 PM -0.30

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47  47  46  44  43
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............84  84  84  84  84
RH..............70  69  68  68  71
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20  20  20  20
SEAS............1   1   1   1   1
SEA STATE.......LC  LC  LC  LC  LC

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........42     40     35     28     27     29
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............83     80     78     77     76     75
RH..............71     78     85     87     90     92
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     0      0      0      0      0
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......LC     CH     LC     LC     LC     LC

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........31     32     31     28     27     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     78     81     83     84     84
RH..............90     85     75     68     66     65
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 2   SE 5   SE 6   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     15     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......LC     SM     LC     LC     LC     LC

$$
FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100521.HOPED.11/LIX