FNUS74 KLIX 032301 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 601 PM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1013MB INVERTED TROF NR 89W...DRIFTG W. 1022MB HIGH ALG CAROLINA ATLC CST. 9MB GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 86F HOUMA /KHUM/... 96F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 96F SLIDELL /KASD/... 93F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... MM WEST DELTA /DLP /... 91F .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 FOR GULF COASTAL WATERS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EXCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND LAKE BORGNE... * 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 FOR HANCOCK COUNTY IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI... * 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... 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 032253Z AUTO 11015KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03000228 TSNO METAR KASD 032253Z AUTO 10007G14KT 080V140 10SM CLR 31/21 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03110211 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 1800 CDT...NO SHRA/TSRA OVER BRETON AND CENDELEUR SOUNDS. SCT SHRA MOVING W 20KT OVER OPEN GULF WATERS E OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. NO LGNTG WITHIN 100NM OF HOPEDALE ATTM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.65 FT AT 1736 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 2.05 FT AT 0500 CDT. GRPL1 2.57 FT AT 1720 CDT STEADY. 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) 6PM SKY (%).........41 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............85 RH..............70 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 20 FT WIND DIR..E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 43 43 58 58 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 80 79 77 76 RH..............72 80 83 88 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 86 84 79 78 20 FT WIND......E 11 E 11 E 10 E 10 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......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...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100703.HOPED.15/LIX