FNUS74 KLIX 191322 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 822 AM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS...AT 0800 CDT...FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACRS ENTIRE GLFMEX. 1019MB HIGH CNTRD NR 28N/90W. WK 1017MB TROF ORIENTED E-W FM CHAND ISL TO S OF KAQQ...STNRY. SCT-NMRS TSTMS ASSOCD WITH TROF. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1018MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0800 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 98F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 84F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 92F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 89F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 82F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 95F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 93F .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. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER... ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING BARATARIA BAY... * UNTIL 830 AM CDT * AT 744 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 11 NM SOUTHEAST OF BARATARIA BAY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS. * THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LOWER BARATARIA BAY AND EASTERN GRAND ISLE. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. * THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 191253Z 32009KT 10SM SCT050 30/25 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03000250 METAR KASD 191253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02780244 MTRBVE SPECI KBVE 191318Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM SCT018 SCT026 BKN041 28/23 A3011 RMK AO2 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0800 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS DEVLPG FM UPR BILOXI MARSH TO CNTRL CHAND ISLS...MOVG SW 5KT. OCNL LGTNG IN CELL OVR CHAND ISL. FEW LGTNG NR GRAND PASS. OVERALL COVERG AND INTNSTY TO INC OVR CHAND AND BRETON SNDS THRU 1000 CDT. OCNL-FQT LGTNG...G30-35KT AND PSBL WATERSPOUTS THRU 1000 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.24 FT AT 0800 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.74 FT AT 1600 CDT. GRPL1 1.49 FT AT 0755 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 06/23/2010 WED 08:27AM LDT 1.6 H 07:52PM LDT -0.5 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 60 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 89 90 91 92 92 92 92 92 91 RH..............76 70 66 62 61 60 59 59 60 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 103 106 107 107 107 106 106 106 105 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 3 2 3 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM SM SM LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 41 41 41 42 42 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 88 84 83 81 80 RH..............60 65 73 76 82 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 96 94 92 90 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC CH CH .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 57 57 57 56 56 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 82 87 90 92 92 RH..............86 80 68 62 58 56 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 98 103 105 103 20 FT WIND......W 10 NW 8 N 5 NE 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100619.HOPED.05/LIX