FNUS74 KLIX 211924
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
224 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...
...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS
...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS
...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT ASOS

METAR KBVE 211851Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164
     T03000239 TSNO
METAR KASD 211853Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 32/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156
     T03170200
METAR KNEW 211853Z 05007KT 10SM BKN055 30/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152
     T03000233

.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.
GRPL1 0.89 FT AT 1354 CDT FALLING.

.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)      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
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.12/LIX