FNUS74 KLIX 281410 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 910 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...1015MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER S GA...XTNDG TO 1013MB HIGH NR 28N/89W. TS ALEX CNTRD W OF THE YUCATAN PEN IN ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...MOVG GENLY NNW. CNTRL PRES 989MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1013MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0900 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 97F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 94F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 93G WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 94F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 93F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIDES ACROSS THE REGION ARE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL FROM A PROLONGED SOUTHEAST FETCH COMING INTO SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW WATER TO PILE ALONG THE COAST WITH TIDES TO TWO TO THREE FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN SOME LOCATIONS. HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT WEDNESDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS DURING THE DAY TODAY...AND 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 6 FEET TODAY...AND 6 TO 8 FEET FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SE LOUISIANA COAST... ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED UNTIL 1000 AM CDT... * AT 839 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 33 KNOTS... FROM CAILLOU BAY TO 31 NM SOUTHEAST OF GRAND ISLE...OR FROM CAILLOU BAY TO 9 NM WEST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. * INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS. NEAR SHORE OIL CLEAN UP PERSONNEL SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SKIES AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THUNDER IS HEARD. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 281353Z 16003KT 10SM FEW021 31/25 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03060250 METAR KASD 281353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T03000256 METAR KBVE 281351Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM FEW028 29/26 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02940256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...NO ECHOES CURRENTLY OVER THE LA SNDS. LN OF TSTMS FM SW PASS OF MS RVR TO TERRBN PRSH...MOVG N 7KT. THESE CELLS MAY MOVE INTO BRETON SND BY 0915 CDT AND CONT NWD THRU CHAND SND BY 1030 CDT. CLOSEST LGTNG...51NM NE OVR GLFMEX E OF CHAND ISL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.17 FT AT 0818 CDT RISING NR HIGH TIDE 2.18 FT AT 0930 CDT. GRPL1 1.77 FT AT 0823 CDT RISING NR HIGH TIDE. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/28/2010 MON 11:43AM LDT 1.4 H 10:48PM LDT -0.2 L 06/29/2010 TUE 12:13PM LDT 1.3 H 11:08PM LDT -0.1 L 06/30/2010 WED 12:39PM LDT 1.1 H 11:16PM LDT 0.1 L 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 .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 76 80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 88 89 90 90 90 89 89 89 RH..............77 73 70 68 66 67 68 68 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 102 103 105 105 105 103 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 13 13 13 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 58 58 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 84 83 81 81 RH..............70 75 77 78 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 94 90 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 E 11 E 12 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 4 4 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH CH .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........58 73 73 73 76 76 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 88 89 88 RH..............82 79 70 65 63 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 89 95 98 99 98 20 FT WIND......E 13 E 12 E 13 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 25 25 25 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 50 50 SEAS............4 4 4 4 5 5 SEA STATE.......M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100628.HOPED.06/LIX