FNUS74 KLIX 181912 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 212 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1400 CDT...BROAD 1020MB RIDGE COVERS THE NW GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT W GLFMEX...HIGH TO 1016MB ALONG LWR TX COAST. 4MB GRADIENT ALSO TO WEAK SW-NE ORIENTED 1016MB TROF EXTENDING FROM AL COAST INTO SOUTHEAST US. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION WAS 1019MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 104F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 101F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 96F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 82F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 102F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 109F .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 181853Z 22008KT 10SM BKN065 31/23 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T03060228 SPECI KASD 181858Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM VCTS -RA SCT001 SCT021 26/22 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0001 METAR KBVE 181851Z AUTO 03004KT 9SM FEW039 SCT060 32/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03220256 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...SCTRD TSTMS WITH FRQNT LGTNG 10-20NM N OVER LAKE CATHERINE AND STENNIS SPACE CENTER NRLY STNRY. ISOLD TSTM WITH ISOLD LGTNG STRIKES 60NM NE NEAR BILOXI NRLY STNRY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.97 FT AT 1348 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.88 FT AT 2300 CDT. GRPL1 1.26 FT AT 1320 CDT RISING. 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 92 91 91 RH..............65 58 59 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 105 105 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM 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 30 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.11/LIX