FNUS74 KLIX 182317 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 617 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1019MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018.5MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 94F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/... 93F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 88F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 97F .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 182253Z 18003KT 10SM -RA FEW015 SCT040 BKN110 28/24 A3005 RMK AO2 TSE13RAB27 SLP169 P0000 T02780244 METAR KASD 182253Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM SCT025 29/24 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW SLP172 T02940239 METAR KBVE 182251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02780233 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED NEAR THE SPILL SITE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING FROM THE COASTAL MARSHES OF SAINT BERNARD PARISH TO PORT SULPHUR WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL JUST NORTH OF BOOTHVILLE AND NORTHEAST OF HOPEDALE. LIGHT SHOWERS WERE LOCATED THE NORTH AND EAST PART OF BARATARIA BAY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.83FT AT 1635 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.93 FT AT 0400 CDT. GRPL1 0.79FT AT 1550 CDT STEADY. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/18/2010 SUN 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) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........68 68 68 68 47 47 51 51 51 53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCT 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 TEMP............87 85 83 82 81 81 80 80 79 79 78 78 RH..............71 74 79 82 83 84 86 89 89 92 92 92 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 92 90 89 87 87 85 85 79 79 79 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............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 .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 53 56 56 47 50 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 81 85 88 89 88 RH..............91 83 71 63 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..79 89 95 98 99 98 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 4 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 45 50 50 44 57 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 84 81 80 79 79 RH..............65 71 80 84 87 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 93 89 87 85 85 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100718.HOPED.13/LIX