FNUS74 KLIX 031308 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 808 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1014MB LOW CNTRD NR 27.3N/87.9W ALG AN OPEN WAVE ALG 88.0W...MOVG WSW 8KT. VERY LTL CONVCTN NR LOW CNTR...ARC OF SHWRS/ISOLD TSTMS 50-100NM SE THRU W OF CNTR. ASSOCD CDFNT XTNDG W ALG LA CST. TIGHT 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS N GLFMEX...LOW TO 1017MB ALG CST. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1016MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. * EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS OF 3 TO 4 FEET THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE...4 TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE TONIGHT. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * EAST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH ALONG AND JUST OFF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TIDES HIGHER THAN NORMAL TODAY AND TONIGHT. TIDES NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF TIDAL MARSHES AND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST AND BAYOUS IN HANCOCK COUNTY...PARTICULARLY AT THE PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND AGAIN THIS EVENING. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 031253Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM FEW065 27/24 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB09E33 SLP164 P0000 T02720244 TSNO METAR KASD 031253Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02610233 METAR KBVE 031251Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM FEW027 29/24 A3002 RMK AO2 RAE35 SLP165 P0000 T02890244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0800 CDT...ISOLD LGT SHWRS IN CHAND SND NR ISLS...MOVG W 13KT. NO LGTNG THESE CELLS...PSBL G25-30KT. CELLS ARE SMALL AND FAST MOVG...SHUD LAST ONLY 5-10 MIN PASSING LOCATION. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.81 FT AT 0730 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. GRPL1 2.67 FT AT 0723 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/03/2010 SAT 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 07/05/2010 MON 10:55AM LDT 0.9 H 10:23PM LDT 0.1 L 07/06/2010 TUE 11:17AM LDT 1.1 H 10:39PM LDT -0.1 L 07/07/2010 WED 11:52AM LDT 1.2 H 11:12PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 70 70 70 79 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 85 86 86 86 87 87 86 86 86 RH..............77 72 67 65 63 63 63 63 63 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 92 94 96 97 97 97 96 95 95 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......CH RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 57 57 57 62 62 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 83 81 80 78 78 RH..............63 69 78 81 85 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 87 86 84 84 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 30 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......RO CH CH CH CH CH .INDEPENDENCE DAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 69 69 69 74 74 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 80 85 87 87 86 RH..............86 79 68 65 65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..84 87 93 98 99 98 20 FT WIND......NE 15 NE 14 E 14 E 13 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100703.HOPED.05/LIX