FNUS74 KLIX 281809 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 109 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 100 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 990MB PER CURRENT RECON FLIGHT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1014MB. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 100 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 99F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...103F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/...103F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 85F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 100F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 94F .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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... CHANDELEUR SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND OUT 20 NM OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... INCLUDING CHANDELEUR SOUND... * UNTIL 145 PM CDT * AT 1253 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 13 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHANDELEUR SOUND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 281753Z 14011KT 10SM SCT020 30/24 A2991 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1703 TSE49RAE49 SLP122 P0001 60009 T03000244 10322 20267 51006 METAR KASD 281753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM TS FEW035 BKN043 26/24 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-SE TSE28B44RAB33E47 SLP132 P0000 60006 T02610239 10317 20261 53009 METAR KBVE 281751Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 60001 T03060244 10311 20272 51003 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 100 CDT...A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER CHANDELEUR SOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE STORMS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM FOR WINDS OF 34 KTS OR GREATER...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL SEAS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 KTS. THESE STORMS WERE ABOUT 35 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.05 FT AT 1236 CDT SLIGHTLY FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.61 FT AT 2058 CDT. GRPL1 2.69 FT AT 1220 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 89 89 89 RH..............65 66 67 68 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 104 103 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......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 11 E 12 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 12 E 13 E 13 SE 13 SE 14 SE 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...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100628.HOPED.10/LIX