FNUS74 KLIX 181711 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1211 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1200 CDT...BROAD 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 2MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1018MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 98F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 99F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 103F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 108F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 181653Z 35007KT 10SM SCT030 32/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T03220256 METAR KASD 181653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW034 33/24 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S SLP181 T03330239 METAR KBVE 181651Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T03000256 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1200 CDT...NUMRS TSTMS WITH FRQNT LGTNG STRIKES OVER SITE AND 5-10NM VICINITY NEAR CHALMETTE AND OVER BILOXI MARSH AND CHANDELEUR SOUND NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.12 FT AT 1136 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.97 FT AT 2300 CDT. GRPL1 1.18 FT AT 1120 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/18/2010 FRI 12:30AM LDT 0.2 L 11:10AM LDT 0.7 H 11:05PM LDT 0.4 L 06/19/2010 SAT 07:35AM LDT 0.8 H 05:53PM LDT 0.3 L 06/20/2010 SUN 07:00AM LDT 1.1 H 05:53PM LDT 0.0 L 06/21/2010 MON 07:14AM LDT 1.3 H 06:29PM LDT -0.2 L 06/22/2010 TUE 07:47AM LDT 1.5 H 07:10PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 91 91 92 91 91 RH..............63 59 58 58 59 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 106 105 105 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 6 6 8 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 40 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 34 34 34 39 39 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............90 87 84 83 81 80 RH..............58 60 70 75 78 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 96 94 94 93 91 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 10 NW 8 NW 6 NW 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 54 54 54 63 63 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 88 90 92 91 RH..............83 76 66 61 60 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 101 105 106 105 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 6 N 5 N 5 NE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100618.HOPED.09/LIX