FNUS74 KLIX 042304
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
604 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1800 CDT...1012MB LOW LOCATED ABOUT 115 NM SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 1020MB HIGH ALG CAROLINA ATLC CST. 8MB
GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1014MB.

.NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES...
AT 1800 CDT...
GALLIANO   /KGAO/... 98F
HOUMA      /KHUM/... 96F
GULFPORT   /KGPT/... 99F
SLIDELL    /KASD/... 93F
BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... N/A
WEST DELTA /DLP /... 91F

.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

METAR KNEW 042253Z 10014KT 10SM SCT024 BKN100 30/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP130
     T03000239
METAR KASD 042253Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133
     T03060217
METAR KBVE MISG

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VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS.
REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA.
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.RADAR...
AT 1800 CDT...ISO SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS CHANDELEUR
AND BRETON SOUNDS. RAIN IS LIGHT WITH NO LIGHTNING NEAR THE AREA AT
THIS TIME.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.78 FT AT 1736 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.30 FT AT 0530 CDT
GRPL1 2.31 FT AT 1720 CDT STEADY.

CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE
    (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES)

07/04/2010 SUN 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
07/08/2010 THU 12:35PM LDT 1.3  H  11:51PM LDT -0.4 L
07/09/2010 FRI 01:23PM LDT 1.4  H

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      6PM
SKY (%).........61
WEATHER COV.....SCT
WEATHER TYPE....TSM
TEMP............87
RH..............62
HEAT INDEX (F)..94
20 FT WIND DIR..E
20 FT WIND SPD..10
20 FT WIND GUST.20
CHC OF PCPN (%).30
SEAS............1
SEA STATE.......RO

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........56     56     56     55     55
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............84     80     79     78     78
RH..............77     85     86     88     91
HEAT INDEX (F)..94     89     87     85     84
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 8    E 8    E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......CH     CH     CH     CH     CH

.MONDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........55     67     67     67     85     85
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............78     80     85     87     87     87
RH..............90     83     68     63     63     63
HEAT INDEX (F)..84     88     94     95     96     95
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 8   NE 8   E 6    SE 7   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     15     20
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     50     50     50     70     70
SEAS............1      0      0      0      1      1
SEA STATE.......CH     CH     CH     CH     CH     CH

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FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100704.HOPED.15/LIX