FNUS74 KLIX 011126 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 626 AM CDT THU JUL 1 2010 ...FIRST SPOT OF THE DAY. 3-HRLY ISSUANCES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...TROPICAL RAINS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE OIL SPILL OPERATIONS AREA THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO IMPROVEMENT ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING. HRCN ALEX CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND INTO NORTHERN MEXICO. WINDS WILL DECREASE STEADILY TODAY BUT SWELLS WILL BE SLOW TO DAMPEN FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. 1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/89W WITH A TIGHT 15MB GRADIENT TO THE LWR TX CST DUE TO ALEX. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1017MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS SPECI KNEW 011104Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM FEW005 BKN037 OVC090 25/24 A3005 RMK AO2 RAE1059 P0000 TSNO METAR KASD 011053Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM BKN004 24/23 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP171 T02440233 METAR KBVE 011051Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3003 RMK AO2 RAE14 SLP170 P0001 T02560244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0600 CDT...SOLID AREA OF LGT-MDT RAFL OCERE THE LA SNDS. NO AREAL MOVMT INDICATED. NO LGTNG WITHIN 50NM OF LA SNDS OR HOPEDALE. RAFL XPCTD TO PERSIST OVER OPS AREA THRU 1000 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 0551 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.91 FT AT 1030 CDT. GRPL1 2.04 FT AT 0523 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/01/2010 THU 12:59PM LDT 0.9 H 11:06PM LDT 0.2 L 07/02/2010 FRI 03:36AM LDT 0.2 L 05:02PM LDT 0.7 H 07/03/2010 SAT 02:50AM LDT 0.3 L 12:13PM LDT 0.6 H 07/04/2010 SUN 01:11AM LDT 0.4 L 10:59AM LDT 0.7 H 10:54PM LDT 0.2 L 07/05/2010 MON 10:55AM LDT 0.9 H 10:23PM LDT 0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEF WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 79 82 84 85 85 85 85 85 85 84 84 RH..............95 92 88 79 75 73 72 72 72 74 74 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..79 85 89 92 94 95 95 95 95 95 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 81 80 79 77 77 RH..............76 80 86 89 93 94 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 89 85 79 79 79 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 92 92 92 97 97 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 79 83 83 84 84 RH..............92 86 74 72 72 71 HEAT INDEX (F)..79 85 91 91 91 90 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 9 E 8 E 6 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100701.HOPED.01/LIX