FNUS74 KLIX 301722 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1222 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010 ...LAST SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 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 23.8N/95.5W AT 1000 CDT...MOVG NW 6KT. MAX WNDS 70KT. CNTRL PRES 961MB. WK 1017MB HIGH OVR S GA. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1014MB. EXTENSIVE TROPICAL SQUALL BANDS OVER SPILL SITE AND MOVG ACRS N GLFMEX...PRODUCING NR GALE FORCE GUSTS AT TIMES AND ISOLD WSPTS. .HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS... AT 1200 CDT... BOOTHVILLE ASOS /KBVE/... 78F HOUMA AWOS /KHUM/... 96F GALLIANO AWOS /KGAO/... 80F SLIDELL ASOS /KASD/... 86F WEST DELTA AWOS-3 /DLP/... 87F RIG INDEPENDENCE AWOS /IPN/...UNREP GULFPORT ASOS /KGPT/... 92F .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 THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 SPECI KNEW 301716Z 09014KT 7SM TSRA BKN008 BKN014 OVC032 26/24 A3003 RMK AO2 TSB1656 P0003 $ SPECI KASD 301710Z AUTO 16010KT 1/2SM VCTS +RA FG BKN001 BKN021 BKN033 26/24 A3002 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1652 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB09 P0044 METAR KBVE 301651Z AUTO 10006KT 5SM -RA BR BKN037 BKN060 OVC070 25/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 P0070 T02500239 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... ...LIGHTNING CAUTION ADVISED LA SOUNDS TIL 1400 CDT... AT 1200 CDT...LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL SHWRS AND TSTMS COVERS MUCH OF THE LA SNDS...MOVG NW 22KT. OCNL LGTNG...G30-35KT...VSBY 1/4SM OR LESS IN HVY RAFL AND ISOLD WSPTS THESE CELLS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.37 FT AT 1148 CDT RISING. GRPL1 2.48 FT AT 1123 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............86 86 85 84 84 83 RH..............71 72 74 75 77 77 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 96 94 92 92 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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.09/LIX