FNUS74 KLIX 262005
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
305 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1500 CDT...1021MB HIGH OVER FL PENINSULA...RIDGING INTO CNTRL
GLFMEX TO 93W. BROAD INVERTED LOW PRES TROF...1014MB OVER WRN
GLFMEX. 7MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX HIGH TO TROF.

.NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION...
AT 1500 CDT...
GALLIANO    /GAO/... 87F
HOUMA       /HUM/...108F
GULFPORT    /GPT/...107F
SLIDELL     /ASD/...103F
BOOTHVILLE  /BVE/...103F
WEST DELTA  /DLP/...103F

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS.
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL 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 261953Z 20006KT 10SM SCT027 SCT039 29/24 A3001 RMK AO2
     TSE42RAE12 PRESFR SLP156 P0022 T02940244
METAR KASD 261953Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM FEW030 33/24 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT
     SW-NW SLP160 T03280244
METAR KBVE 261951Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167
     T03220250 TSNO
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VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS.
REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA.
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RADAR...
AT 1500 CDT...ONLY VERY LIGHT ISOLATED SHOWED INDICATED OVER THE
BRETON SOUND...MOVG NW 13KT. NO LGTNG DETECTED. OVERALL TREND IS
LESS COVERAGE AROUND THE HOPEDALE OPERATIONS AREA.


.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.42 FT AT 1448 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.72 FT AT 2102 CDT.
GRPL1 2.16 FT AT 1423 CDT FALLING.

CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE
    (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES)

07/26/2010 MON 09:45PM LDT 0.0  L
07/27/2010 TUE 11:38AM LDT 1.2  H  09:58PM LDT 0.1  L
07/28/2010 WED 12:08PM LDT 1.1  H  09:57PM LDT 0.2  L
07/29/2010 THU 12:34PM LDT 0.9  H  09:34PM LDT 0.4  L
07/30/2010 FRI 12:48PM LDT 0.8  H  08:44PM LDT 0.5  L

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75  75  75
WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............90  89  89
RH..............66  66  67
HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 103
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20
CHC OF PCPN (%).60  60  60
SEAS............1   1   1
SEA STATE.......CH  CH  CH

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........75     69     69     69     56     56
WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............89     87     84     83     81     81
RH..............67     71     77     79     84     86
HEAT INDEX (F)..100    98     93     93     89     87
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 7   SE 7   S 7    S 7    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     40     40     40     50     50
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......CH     LC     LC     LC     LC     LC

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........56     62     62     62     58     58
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............81     81     85     86     86     86
RH..............84     81     74     71     70     70
HEAT INDEX (F)..87     90     98     100    99     99
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6    SE 6   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     50     50     50
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......LC     LC     LC     LC     LC     LC

$$
FORECASTER...RICKS
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100726.HOPED.10/LIX