FNUS74 KLIX 211615 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1115 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AT 1100 CDT...1016MB TROF OF LOW PRES FM UPR CHAND ISLS TO ELY WAVE ALG 87W...MOVG W 5KT. 1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27N/90W. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1016MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1100 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...102F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...102F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...105F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/...103F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/...100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 90F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/...107F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TODAY... ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING MISSISSIPPI CANYON 252 FROM THE EAST... * AT 937 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MOSTLY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERLY WAVE...FROM 66 NM EAST OF PILOTTOWN TO 88 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE AREA WAS DRIFTING WEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. * MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES IN THE VICINITY OF THE SPILL OPERATIONS AREA. COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MAINLY AFTER 11 AM CDT. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 211553Z 35007KT 10SM CLR 33/25 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T03280250 METAR KASD 211553Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03330239 METAR KBVE 211551Z AUTO 07007KT 9SM CLR 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03170250 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...NO ECHOES OVR E LA SNDS. NO LGTNG WITHIN 100NM OF LK ELOI. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.24 FT AT 1037 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.26 FT AT 1750 CDT. GRPL1 1.53 FT AT 1023 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/21/2010 MON 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 06/24/2010 THU 09:09AM LDT 1.6 H 08:33PM LDT -0.5 L 06/25/2010 FRI 09:52AM LDT 1.6 H 09:12PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........36 46 46 46 46 46 46 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 90 90 90 90 89 89 RH..............67 62 62 64 65 65 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 102 103 103 103 102 101 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 34 34 34 38 38 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 83 82 82 82 RH..............63 68 76 78 78 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 92 90 90 90 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 57 57 57 62 62 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 84 86 87 86 RH..............79 77 72 64 63 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 95 95 96 94 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100621.HOPED.08/LIX