FNUS74 KLIX 011419 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 919 AM CDT THU JUL 1 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...TROPICAL SHWRS AND TSTMS CONT TO IMPACT THE OIL SPILL OPERATIONS AREA THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO IMPROVEMENT ANTICIPATED REMNDR OF THE MORNING. ALEX CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND INTO N-CNTRL MEXICO. WINDS WILL DECREASE STEADILY TODAY BUT SWELLS WILL BE SLOW TO DAMPEN FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AS A LONG PERIOD SWELL TRAIN HAS BECOME ESTABLISHED. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1017MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRU 7 AM FRI FOR NEAR SHORE WATERS AND THRU 1 PM FRI FOR OUTER CSTL WATERS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 011353Z 09010KT 10SM SCT012 BKN080 26/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02610244 SPECI KASD 011407Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM FEW007 26/24 A3007 RMK AO2 METAR KBVE 011351Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM BKN012 27/24 A3006 RMK AO2 RAE42 SLP179 P0000 T02670244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...SOLID AREA OF LGT RAFL DIMISHG IN COVRG IN THE LA SNDS. NO LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 50NM OF LA SNDS OR HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.02 FT AT 0831 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.06 FT AT 1024 CDT. GRPL1 2.43 FT AT 0823 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 85 85 85 85 85 85 84 84 RH..............79 75 73 72 72 72 74 74 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 94 95 95 95 95 95 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.02/LIX