FNUS74 KLIX 292112 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 412 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...1016MB HIGH PRES CNTRD OVER S GA. TS ALEX CNTRD NR 23.2N/94.0W AT 1600 CDT...MOVG NW 11KT. MAX WNDS 60KT. CNTRL PRES 981MB. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1013MB. OCNL TROPICAL SQUALL BANDS DEVLPG AND MOVG ACRS N GLFMEX...PRODUCING NR GALE FORCE GUSTS AT TIMES. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1600 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 93F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 97F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 87F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 94F 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 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN SOME LOCATIONS. HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT WEDNESDAY... ...TROPICAL SHOWERS TO PRODUCE NEAR GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS EXTENDING WELL INTO THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CIRCULATION OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX THAT WAS MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT WIND GUSTS 25 TO 33 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WATERSPOUTS MAY ALSO DEVELOP UNDER SOME OF THESE SHOWERS. * IN ADDITION...A PRONOUNCED SWELL TRAIN PRODUCED BY TROPICAL STORM ALEX CONTINUES TO ROLL INTO THE SHOALING AREAS ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST. THE ADDITION OF SQUALL GUSTS CAN PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVES THAT CAN CAPSIZE SMALL VESSELS OPERATING IN SHALLOW WATERS. * MARINERS AND OPERATORS INVOLVED WITH OIL SPILL CLEAN UP OPERATIONS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF SUDDEN SQUALL GUSTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAINFALL AND ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS DURING PASSAGE OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ENSURE ALL ON BOARD ARE ALWAYS WEARING APPROVED PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 292053Z 07014KT 10SM RA SCT008 BKN030 27/26 A2993 RMK AO2 TSB03E40 SLP127 P0031 60034 T02670256 56010 SPECI KASD 292104Z AUTO 08008G14KT 2 1/2SM RA BR FEW001 SCT017 BKN037 26/24 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW P0004 METAR KBVE 292051Z AUTO 10012G20KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02940233 56010 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...NO ECHOES DETECTED OVR LA SNDS. SHWRS AND A FEW TSTMS LKLY TO DEVLP AND INC IN COVERG 1700-1900 CDT FM BRETON SND AND SPREAD NWD. XPCT G30-35KT...FEW LGTNG AND PDS OF HVY RAFL. MOVMT NW 15-18KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.78 FT AT 1530 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.76 FT AT 2200 CDT. GRPL1 2.62 FT AT 1523 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/29/2010 TUE 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 07/03/2010 SAT 02:50AM LDT 0.3 L 12:13PM LDT 0.6 H .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........85 85 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............83 83 RH..............78 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 SEAS............4 4 SEA STATE.......RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........85 99 99 99 98 98 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 81 81 81 81 RH..............79 80 83 83 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 13 SE 12 SE 11 SE 11 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............4 1 1 1 1 0 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO CH RO .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 96 96 96 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............81 81 83 84 84 84 RH..............84 81 77 76 76 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 90 93 93 92 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 11 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 90 90 90 70 70 SEAS............0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......RO CH CH CH CH LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100629.HOPED.13/LIX