FNUS74 KLIX 301214 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 714 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OF HRCN ALEX XTNDG TO LA CST WITH LRG SE SWELL TRAIN THRU YUCATAN CHANNEL DRAWN INTO SPILL OPS AREA. HRCN ALEX CNTRD NR 23.4N/95.1W AT 0542 CDT...MOVG WNW 6KT. MAX WNDS 70KT. CNTRL PRES 959MB PER RECON FIX. WK 1017MB HIGH OVR S GA. 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 0700 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 93F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 76F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 81F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 79F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 86F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY. THE ONSHORE WINDS ALONG WITH WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN TIDE LEVELS RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE RISE IN TIDES WILL RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAINLY DURING HIGH TIDE. FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND SHELL ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HURRICANE ALEX IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE REGION COULD COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED SIX INCH AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER POPULATED AND URBANIZED AREAS COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING...SOME SEVERE...MAKING ROADS IMPASSABLE AND CAUSING FLOODING OF PARKED AND STALLED CARS. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND SOME ROADS IN RURAL AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RISING WATER COULD ALSO POSE A THREAT TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 301153Z AUTO 05012KT 10SM -RA FEW030 28/26 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB31 SLP133 P0000 60002 70122 T02780261 10278 20272 51003 TSNO METAR KASD 301153Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 70063 T02560239 10256 20244 51005 METAR KBVE 301151Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM FEW020 28/26 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 60000 T02830256 10283 20283 53005 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0700 CDT...NO ECHOES DETECTED OVER LA SNDS. CLOSEST LGTNG...64NM SW OF HOPEDALE NR PT FOURCHON. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.89 FT AT 0630 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.05 FT AT 1030 CDT. GRPL1 1.94 FT AT 0623 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 07/04/2010 SUN 01:11AM LDT 0.4 L 10:59AM LDT 0.7 H 10:54PM LDT 0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........96 96 96 96 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............82 83 84 85 86 86 86 85 84 84 83 RH..............84 82 79 76 74 71 72 74 75 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 91 94 96 98 98 98 96 94 92 92 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 82 82 81 80 80 RH..............77 79 80 81 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 90 89 87 87 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 85 84 83 RH..............84 81 76 73 74 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 89 94 98 98 94 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 $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100630.HOPED.04/LIX