FNUS74 KLIX 262105
FWSLIX

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

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

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1600 CDT...1019MB HIGH OVER FL PENINSULA...RIDGING INTO CNTRL
GLFMEX TO 93W. BROAD INVERTED LOW PRES TROF...1014MB OVER WRN
GLFMEX. 5MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX HIGH TO TROF.

.NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION...
AT 1600 CDT...
GALLIANO    /GAO/... 99F
HOUMA       /HUM/...108F
GULFPORT    /GPT/...107F
SLIDELL     /ASD/...103F
BOOTHVILLE  /BVE/...102F
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 262053Z 16010KT 10SM SCT030 31/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 60032
     T03060244 58016
METAR KASD 262053Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A2999 RMK AO2 RAB23E35
     SLP154 P0000 60000 T02940261 58021
METAR KBVE 262051Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159
     6//// T03170250 58021 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 1600 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER LOWER BRETON SOUND
...MOVG NW 13KT. NO LGTNG DETECTED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING STEADILY FROM MOUTH OF MS RIVER TO 60NM
EAST OF CHANDELUER ISLANDS...MOVING NW 15KT.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.18 FT AT 1548 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.72 FT AT 2102 CDT.
GRPL1 1.92 FT AT 1523 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)      4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75  75
WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM
TEMP............89  89
RH..............66  67
HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20
CHC OF PCPN (%).60  60
SEAS............1   1
SEA STATE.......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

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FORECASTER...RICKS
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100726.HOPED.11/LIX