FNUS74 KLIX 061610 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1110 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1100 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ACRS ERN HLF OF GLFMEX FM 1017MB CNTRD OVR FL PEN TO 1015MB FRINGE ALG 91W. 6MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...FRINGE TO 1009MB LWR TX CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL SITE 1015MB. A COMPLEX OF TROPICAL TSTMS CNTRD NR 26.2N/91.4W...250NM SW OF SPILL LOCATION...WAS MOVG NE 20KT. THIS WILL LKLY BRING A NEW ROUND OF TSTMS TO THE OPS AREA AND UPR GLFMEX LATE TONIGHT/MON AM. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS WITH 5% CHC LCL SVR TSTMS PSBL... PRIMARY THREAT WIND DAMAGE. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MISSISSIPPI CANYON... AT 1044 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...OVER MISSISSIPPI CANYON ABOUT 46 NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOTTOWN...9NM W OF MS CANYON 252...MOVING EAST AT 10 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MS CANYON 252 THROUGH 1130 AM CDT. MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 33 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WATERSPOUTS MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS SPECI KNEW 061600Z 34008KT 8SM FEW025 SCT044 SCT075 31/27 A2996 RMK AO2 METAR KASD 061553Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03170261 $ METAR KBVE 061551Z AUTO 20007KT 9SM CLR 30/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03000256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1100 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED OVR THE S LA SNDS. A NARROW BAND OF SHWRS WAS DEVLPG ALG AND JUST S OF THE MS SND ISLS...MOVG E 15KT. NO LGTNG THESE CELLS. SHWRS AND TSTMS PERSISTG 25NM SE OF MOUTH OF MS RVR...BEYOND 75NM SE OF LK ELOI...MOVG NE 13KT. CLOSEST LGTNG...90NM SE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.29 FT AT 1038 CDT ERRATIC...LOW TIDE 0.72 FT AT 1703 CDT. GRPL1 0.95 FT AT 1023 CDT ERRATIC DUE TO WIND. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/06/2010 SUN 06:39PM LDT 0.3 L 06/07/2010 MON 07:49AM LDT 1.1 H 06:34PM LDT 0.1 L 06/08/2010 TUE 08:02AM LDT 1.3 H 06:57PM LDT -0.1 L 06/09/2010 WED 08:30AM LDT 1.4 H 07:31PM LDT -0.3 L 06/10/2010 THU 09:05AM LDT 1.6 H 08:11PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 67 67 67 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............78 75 73 73 74 74 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 100 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 61 33 33 30 36 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 83 81 79 78 78 RH..............75 81 88 92 94 92 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 93 88 88 87 87 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 W 6 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 34 43 43 41 35 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 82 87 89 89 88 RH..............92 84 70 65 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 90 100 103 102 99 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 W 2 W 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM SM $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100606.HOPED.07/LIX