FNUS74 KLIX 061708 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1208 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 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 30KT. THIS WILL LKLY BRING A NEW ROUND OF TSTMS TO THE OPS AREA AND UPR GLFMEX LATER THIS AFTN. .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. ...LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER CENTRAL GULF...MOVING NORTHEAST... AT 1130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS... 144 NM SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE...OR ABOUT 130 NM SOUTH OF ISLE DERNIERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENTERING THE COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 60NM OF SHORE AROUND 2 PM AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE NEAR SHORE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * PERSONS INVOLVED WITH OIL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THIS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES ISSUED HOURLY ON THIS SYSTEM. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS SPECI KNEW 061700Z 35006KT 9SM CLR 32/27 A2997 RMK AO2 METAR KASD 061653Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03220256 $ METAR KBVE 061651Z AUTO 19005KT 9SM CLR 31/27 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03110267 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE INDICATED OVR THE S LA SNDS. ISOLD SHORT-LIVED SHWRS WERE INDICATED NR N.O. METRO AREA WEST BANK AND NR LAKEFRONT AIRPORT...MOVG ENE 12KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.18 FT AT 1138 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.71 FT AT 1703 CDT. GRPL1 0.98 FT AT 1139 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 67 67 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............75 73 73 74 74 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.08/LIX