FNUS74 KLIX 301421 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 921 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 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/95.3W AT 0700 CDT...MOVG WNW 6KT. MAX WNDS 70KT. CNTRL PRES 959MB. WK 1017MB HIGH OVR S GA. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1013MB. TROPICAL SQUALL BANDS DEVLPG AND MOVG ACRS N GLFMEX...PRODUCING NR GALE FORCE GUSTS AT TIMES AND ISOLD WSPTS. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 0900 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/...101F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/...MISG GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 88F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 90F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 98F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 95F .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 THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. ..THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... BRETON SOUND OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS... COASTAL WATERS OF LA AND MS OUT 60NM... INCLUDING BARATARIA BAY...BRETON SOUND AND GRAND ISLE... * UNTIL 1045 AM CDT * AT 840 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF TROPICAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM 27 NM NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE TO 66 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER...MOVING NORTH AT 20 KNOTS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 301353Z 07012KT 10SM SCT012 28/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02830261 METAR KASD 301353Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02780250 METAR KBVE 301351Z AUTO 09009G19KT 10SM FEW019 31/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T03060261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...TROPICAL SHWRS AND A FEW TSTMS INCRSG IN COVERG OVR LA SNDS. MANY CELLS DISPLAYING WK ROTATION WITH LKLY WSPTS. G28-33KT AND ISOLD WSPTS PSBL THESE CELLS. LGTNG MAY DEVLP IN A FEW CELLS BY 1000 CDT. CLOSEST LGTNG...58NM SE OF HOPEDALE BELOW THE MS RVR DELTA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.17 FT AT 0848 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.20 FT AT 1030 CDT. GRPL1 2.18 FT AT 0823 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........96 96 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............84 85 86 86 86 85 84 84 83 RH..............79 76 74 71 72 74 75 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 98 98 98 96 94 92 92 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX