FNUS74 KLIX 281705 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1205 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER N GLFMEX S OF MOBILE BAY. TS ALEX CNTRD W OF THE YUCATAN PEN IN ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...MOVG GENLY NNW. CNTRL PRES 989MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1014MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 96F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...100F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 89F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 98F .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 281653Z 14011KT 100V170 10SM TSRA BKN020 28/24 A2990 RMK AO2 TSB50RAB43 SLP119 P0008 T02780239 METAR KASD 281653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS FEW049 SCT060 28/24 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB1556RAE28 SLP120 P0005 T02780244 METAR KBVE 281651Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT035 31/25 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T03060250 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1200 CDT...SCT SHWRS AND ISOLD TSTMS OVR CHAND SND...MOVG NNW 9KT. CLOSEST LGTNG...34NM NE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.13 FT AT 1136 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 2058 CDT. GRPL1 2.24 FT AT 1123 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 90 89 89 89 RH..............68 65 66 67 68 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 104 103 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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.09/LIX