FNUS74 KLIX 211921
FWSLIX

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

.SYNOPSIS...AT 18Z A 1021MB RIDGE WAS OVER CAROLINAS WITH 1018MB
HIGH NEAR APALACHICOLA FL...RIDGING TO 1016MB TO 92W. 3MB GRADIENT
ACROSS W 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...
...K9F2 - FOURCHON LA
...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS
...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS
...KHUM - HOUMA LA AWOS
...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W
...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W

SPECI K9F2 211647Z 11008KT 7SM SCT030 28/25 A3000
METAR KBVE 211851Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164
     T03000239 TSNO
METAR KGAO 211902Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM BKN027 BKN032 31/23 A3000 RMK
     AO2
METAR KHUM 211850Z 15006KT 7SM SCT036 32/22 A3000
METAR KMDJ 211855Z AUTO 12008KT FEW010 FEW014 27/25 A3002 RMK A01
METAR KDLP 211855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3001 RMK A01

.RADAR...
ISOLATED SHRA WERE DETECTED OVER THE BILOXI MARSHES FROM 8NM N OF
HOPEDALE TO NEAR PETIT ISLAND...MOVG N 5KT. ISOLD LGT SHRA OVER
GLFMEX GENLY SE OF 28.5N/88.5W...LTL MOVMT. NO LTGNG DETECTED OVER
GLFMEX.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.33 FT AT 1354 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.99 AT MIDNIGHT CDT.
GISL1 1.16 FT AT 1340 CDT STEADY NEAR HIGH TIDE.
PTFL1 1.14 FT AT 1353 CDT FALLING.

.PORT FOURCHON TIDES (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES)
FRI MAY 21...L 1245 AM +0.09...H 1110 AM +0.70
SAT MAY 22...L 1212 AM +0.31...H 0839 AM +0.70
SUN MAY 23...H 0802 AM +0.85...L 0552 PM -0.01
MON MAY 24...H 0739 AM +1.03...L 0624 PM -0.25
TUE MAY 25...H 0122 AM +1.22...L 0706 PM -0.42

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

.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.12/LIX