FNUS74 KLIX 171626 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1126 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1021MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF COAST AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS ALONG 93W. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1018MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/... MM GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 99F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 95F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 171553Z 15005KT 10SM SCT030 31/23 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 METAR KASD 171553Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 METAR KBVE 171551Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED OVER THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS...CHANDELEUR SOUND...AND BRETON SOUND. INTENSITY AND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY HAVE DECREASED OVER THE LAST HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.07 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.88 FT AT 1430 CDT. GRPL1 1.27 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/17/2010 SAT 05:05AM LDT 0.8 H 04:05PM LDT 0.3 L 07/18/2010 SUN 05:07AM LDT 1.1 H 04:42PM LDT 0.0 L 07/19/2010 MON 05:41AM LDT 1.3 H 05:28PM LDT -0.2 L 07/20/2010 TUE 06:27AM LDT 1.4 H 06:14PM LDT -0.4 L 07/21/2010 WED 07:19AM LDT 1.5 H 11:00PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........62 62 57 57 57 57 57 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 87 88 88 88 88 87 RH..............72 69 67 67 67 67 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 100 102 102 102 102 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........57 57 59 59 60 63 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 83 81 80 79 79 RH..............72 80 86 89 91 91 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 93 87 87 86 86 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 65 68 68 69 59 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 82 86 88 89 89 RH..............91 83 71 68 66 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 89 98 102 102 102 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 60 60 SEAS............1 0 0 0 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100717.HOPED.08/LIX