FNUS74 KLIX 281522 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1022 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1000 CDT...1015MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER S GA...XTNDG TO 1014MB 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 1000 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 96F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 84G GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 86F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 98G WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 94F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/... 105F GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 99F .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. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 281453Z 12007KT 10SM SCT030 32/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03220244 51005 SPECI KASD 281504Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM SCT026 31/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SPECI KBVE 281507Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM FEW015 SCT030 BKN038 28/26 A2992 RMK AO2 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED THRU 1200 CDT. AT 1000 CDT...SHWRS AND TSTMS DEVLPG ACRS BRETON SND...MOVG N 8KT. OCNL LGTNG...G30KT AND PSBL WSPTS THESE CELLS. A TSTM WITH FQT LGTNG 27NM S OF HOPEDALE...CLOSEST LGTNG...MOVG INTO LWR BRETON SND. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.23 FT AT 0930 CDT RISING NR HIGH TIDE. GRPL1 1.89 FT AT 0923 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 89 90 90 90 89 89 89 RH..............73 70 68 65 66 67 68 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 103 105 105 104 103 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 13 13 13 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.....CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 86 84 83 81 81 RH..............70 74 78 79 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 95 91 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.07/LIX