FNUS74 KLIX 021712 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1212 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...1019MB HIGH OVR N-CNTRL GLFMEX CNTRD NR 29N/89W. 1016MB LOW NE GLFMEX...DRIFTG W. WK SFC FNTL BNDRY ALG FL-AL-MS CST XTNDG FM LOW...DRIFTG S. 8MB SW GRADIENT HIGH TO 1011MB LWR TX COAST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1018MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS... * AT 1115 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 30 KNOTS... FROM 7 NM WEST OF CAILLOU BAY TO 11 NM SOUTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER ISLE DERNIERS AT 1125 AM CDT... * MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 021653Z 03008KT 10SM SCT020 29/25 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02890250 METAR KASD 021653Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02940244 METAR KBVE 021651Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02940256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1200 CDT...NO ECHOES IN LA SNDS OR NR CHAND ISLS. AREA OF SLOW MOVG TSTMS NR AL CST SPREADING INTO ERN MS SND. FEW LGTNG THESE CELLS. CLOSEST LGTNG...102NM NE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.69 FT AT 1126 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.17 FT AT 2000 CDT. GRPL1 1.80 FT AT 1123 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/02/2010 FRI 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 07/06/2010 TUE 11:17AM LDT 1.1 H 10:39PM LDT -0.1 L 07/07/2010 WED 11:52AM LDT 1.2 H 11:12PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........97 97 97 97 97 97 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 87 87 87 87 87 RH..............69 65 64 63 63 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 95 94 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........97 86 86 86 76 76 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............87 84 82 81 79 78 RH..............64 71 75 80 85 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 89 88 86 86 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 4 N 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 77 77 77 80 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 81 86 86 86 87 RH..............84 77 66 64 64 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 88 94 93 93 95 20 FT WIND......NE 10 E 11 E 13 E 14 E 14 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100702.HOPED.09/LIX