FNUS74 KLIX 282325 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 625 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1800 CDT...THERE WAS A RATHER WEAK 4 MB GRADIENT ACROSS THE GLFMEX...1008MB OVR FL BIG BEND TO 1012MB NEAR THE LWR TX CST. THIS IS LEADING TO VERY LIGHT NW-W WINDS. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION IS 1009MB. AS FOR TSTM ACTIVITY MUCH OF THE OPERATIONS OVER THE WATER HAS REMAINED CLEAR WITH TSTMS...SOME SEVERE...REMAINING MAINLY OVER THE LAND AREAS. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...ISOLTD SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS OVER LAND...5% CHC SVR OVR GLFMEX EVE/NIGHT. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 282253Z AUTO 31012KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP075 T03000211 TSNO SPECI KASD 282302Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM VCTS CLR 29/22 A2977 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE TSB2256 METAR KBVE 282251Z AUTO 22007KT 9SM CLR 30/21 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T03000211 TSNO .RADAR...AT 1800 CDT...SCT TSTMS OVER MUCH OF SE LA AND THE SRN HALF OF MS ARE MOVG TO THE SOUTH TWRDS THE NRN GULF. SOME ACTIVITY HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS. THIS ACTIVITY HAS MAINLY REMAINED CLOSE TO THE MS COAST AND NEAR ST TAMMANY PARISH LA. MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAINLY OVER THE LAND IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING AND A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE AND POSSIBLY PUSH INTO THE GULF AFFECTING THE MS...CHANDELUER...AND BRETON SOUNDS...ALONG WITH ANY OPERATIONS NEAR HOPEDALE. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND AND HAIL...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.49 FT AT 1735 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.06 FT AT 2000 CDT. GRPL1 0.46 FT AT 1720 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 05/28/2010 FRI 10:40AM LDT 1.7 H 10:02PM LDT -0.4 L 05/29/2010 SAT 11:19AM LDT 1.7 H 10:45PM LDT -0.3 L 05/30/2010 SUN 11:56AM LDT 1.6 H 11:25PM LDT -0.2 L 05/31/2010 MON 12:32PM LDT 1.5 H 06/01/2010 TUE 12:01AM LDT -0.1 L 01:03PM LDT 1.4 H .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........51 47 47 47 47 47 47 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 83 81 79 79 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 RH..............61 67 71 75 76 80 82 84 85 86 86 86 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 41 41 41 58 58 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 79 83 84 85 85 RH..............85 78 68 63 60 60 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 5 E 5 SE 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 46 46 46 59 59 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 81 79 78 77 76 RH..............62 68 77 80 83 84 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 3 S 4 S 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100528.HOPED.18/LIX