FNUS74 KLIX 172227 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 527 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...1020MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF COAST AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS ALONG 94W. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 98F HOUMA /HUM/... 98F GULFPORT /GPT/... 97F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 93F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 94F .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 172153Z 19009G18KT 10SM SCT039 32/23 A3001 RMK AO2 TSE33 SLP155 T03220228 METAR KASD 172153Z AUTO 19008G16KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T03170228 METAR KBVE 172151Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW022 29/24 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB09E20 SLP170 P0000 T02940239 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1700 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE AND OVER A LARGE AREA TO THE WEST. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OVER BRETON SOUND. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KT. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.88 FT AT 1600 CDT NR LOW TIDE...HIGH TIDE 1.68 FT AT 0330 CDT. GRPL1 0.85 FT AT 1600 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/17/2010 SAT 05:05AM LDT 0.8 H 04:05PM LDT 0.3 L 07/18/2010 SUN 05:07AM LDT 1.1 H 04:42PM LDT 0.0 L 07/19/2010 MON 05:41AM LDT 1.3 H 05:28PM LDT -0.2 L 07/20/2010 TUE 06:27AM LDT 1.4 H 06:14PM LDT -0.4 L 07/21/2010 WED 07:19AM LDT 1.5 H 06:59PM LDT -0.4 L 07/22/2010 THU 08:11AM LDT 1.5 H 07:41PM LDT -0.4 L .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........57 57 57 57 59 59 59 60 60 60 63 63 63 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 86 84 82 81 81 80 80 79 79 79 79 RH..............63 68 72 76 79 80 85 86 88 88 88 88 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 95 93 90 88 87 87 85 85 85 85 85 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 70 68 68 69 59 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 82 87 89 90 90 RH..............88 79 69 65 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..85 90 98 101 102 102 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........59 54 61 61 59 59 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 84 82 81 80 79 RH..............67 74 80 82 85 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 94 90 89 85 85 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100717.HOPED.13/LIX