FNUS74 KLIX 300902 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 402 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...1016MB HIGH PRES CNTRD OVER S GA. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1012MB. OCNL TROPICAL SQUALL BANDS DEVLPG AND MOVG ACRS N GLFMEX...PRODUCING NR GALE FORCE GUSTS AT TIMES. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0400 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 93F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 73F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 77F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 88F .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 300853Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM SCT019 BKN025 BKN034 27/26 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE06 SLP130 P0001 60002 T02720261 55010 TSNO METAR KASD 300853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02500239 55012 METAR KBVE 300851Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 60000 T02830256 55013 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0400 CDT...ONLY PERIODS OF LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE SHORELINES AND BRETON/CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.55 FT AT 0400 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.25 FT AT 1030 CDT. GRPL1 1.65 FT AT 0400 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M M 98 96 96 96 96 96 96 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....M M DEF WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....M M TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............M M 81 81 81 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 84 RH..............M M 84 83 81 79 77 76 76 76 76 74 74 74 HEAT INDEX (F)..M M 89 89 89 90 90 92 93 93 93 92 92 92 20 FT WIND DIR..M M SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..M M 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.M M 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).M M 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............M M 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......M M RO CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 98 98 98 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 83 82 81 81 81 RH..............77 78 80 82 82 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 10 E 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........95 86 86 86 90 90 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 81 83 84 84 84 RH..............84 82 79 76 76 75 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 89 91 93 93 92 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100630.HOPED.01/LIX