FNUS74 KLIX 071810 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 110 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...1021MB HIGH OVER TN DOWN TO 1008MB IN WRN GULF. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1013MB. PLUME OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE AREA BUT MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDICES... AT 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /KGAO/... 87F HOUMA /KHUM/... 91F GULFPORT /KGPT/... 93F SLIDELL /KASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /KBVE/... N/A WEST DELTA /DLP /... 95F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ....COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...TIDE LEVELS WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 071753Z COR 11014G22KT 10SM FEW025 BKN030 31/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03110244 10317 20272 51005 METAR KASD 071753Z AUTO 13011G21KT 10SM FEW028 31/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T03110239 10311 20256 51006 SPECI KBVE 061430Z AUTO 09006KT 4SM -RA FEW014 SCT023 BKN055 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB15 P0015 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1200 CDT...VERY ISOLATED WEAK SHOWERS MOVING NW ACROSS CHANDELEUR SOUND. EXPECT MINIMAL IMPACTS FROM RAIN. NO LIGHTNING NEAR THE AREA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.70 FT AT 1200 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 1.40 FT AT 1700 CDT GRPL1 1.70 FT AT 1200 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/07/2010 WED 06:39PM LDT -0.3 L 07/08/2010 THU 08:00AM LDT 1.5 H 07:18PM LDT -0.5 L 07/09/2010 FRI 08:48AM LDT 1.6 H 08:01PM LDT -0.5 L 07/10/2010 SAT 09:38AM LDT 1.7 H 08:47PM LDT -0.6 L 07/11/2010 SUN 10:29AM LDT 1.7 H 09:33PM LDT -0.5 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........75 75 75 75 75 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 86 87 87 87 RH..............72 69 68 66 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........75 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 86 85 83 81 80 RH..............65 66 71 76 81 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 97 95 94 89 87 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 6 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......RO CH LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 46 46 46 46 46 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 79 83 86 89 89 RH..............88 86 76 66 61 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 87 90 94 98 100 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100707.HOPED.03/LIX