FNUS74 KLIX 032109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 409 PM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...1015MB INVERTED TROF NR 89W...DRIFTG W. 1023MB HIGH ALG CAROLINA ATLC CST. 8MB GRADIENT...LOW TO HIGH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 87F HOUMA /KHUM/... MM GULFPORT /KGPT/... 98F SLIDELL /KASD/... 95F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... MM WEST DELTA /DLP /... 87F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 032053Z 10017G21KT 10SM BKN024 31/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03060239 58010 METAR KASD 032053Z AUTO 11011G16KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T03110222 56012 METAR KBVE 031751Z AUTO 09013G21KT 10SM FEW019 SCT027 29/24 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB32E44 SLP163 P0000 60003 T02890244 10300 20267 58004 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...ISOLD LGT SHWRS IN BRETON SND 29NM SE OF HOPEDALE. NO LGTNG THESE CELLS...MOVG W 20KT. G25KT AND BRIEF MDT RAFL. NO LGNTG WITHIN 100NM OF HOPEDALE ATTM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.67 FT AT 1548 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.18 FT AT 1900 CDT. GRPL1 2.57 FT AT 1523 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........64 64 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............86 86 RH..............63 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 20 FT WIND DIR..E E 20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 50 50 50 58 58 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 82 80 79 77 76 RH..............64 72 80 83 88 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 88 86 84 79 78 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 11 E 11 E 10 E 10 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......RO CH CH CH CH CH .INDEPENDENCE DAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........58 66 66 66 62 62 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 79 84 87 88 87 RH..............91 83 69 64 62 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..78 84 92 98 99 98 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 12 E 14 E 12 E 11 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH RO RO RO CH RO $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100703.HOPED.13/LIX