FNUS74 KLIX 102209
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
509 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1700 CDT...1013MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GLFMEX...1010MB
LOW SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX.

.NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION...
AT 1700 CDT...
GALLIANO    /GAO/...101F
HOUMA       /HUM/... 99F
GULFPORT    /GPT/...109F
SLIDELL     /ASD/...106F
BOOTHVILLE  /BVE/...103F
WEST DELTA  /DLP/...MISSING

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS.
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS.
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TONIGHT...

HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON SOME AREAS MAY SEE RELIEF FROM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.


.NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS...
...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS
...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS
...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS

METAR KNEW 102153Z 36004KT 10SM FEW040 35/23 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP110
     T03500228
METAR KASD 102153Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM FEW060 35/23 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113
     T03500233
METAR KBVE 102151Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118
     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 1700 CDT...NO SHOWERS OR STORMS NEAR THE AREA.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.11 FT AT 1748 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.75 FT AT 2000 CDT.
GRPL1 1.99 FT AT 1720 CDT FALLING.

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

08/10/2010 TUE 09:51PM LDT 0.1 L
08/11/2010 WED 12:43PM LDT 1.2 H  10:07PM LDT  0.4 L
08/12/2010 THU 02:04PM LDT 1.0 H  09:21PM LDT  0.7 L
08/13/2010 FRI 02:26AM LDT 0.8 H  09:45AM LDT  0.5 L
08/14/2010 SAT 02:21AM LDT 1.0 H  01:02PM LDT  0.3 L

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      5PM
SKY (%).........45
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM
TEMP............91
RH..............57
HEAT INDEX (F)..101
20 FT WIND DIR..E
20 FT WIND SPD..5
20 FT WIND GUST.10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20
SEAS............1
SEA STATE.......LC

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........45     39     43     43     47     59
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............89     87     84     82     81     80
RH..............60     65     74     78     82     84
HEAT INDEX (F)..99     97     94     90     89     87
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 4    SE 5   E 5    E 4    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20
SEAS............1      1      1      1      2      2
SEA STATE.......LC     LC     LC     LC     CH     CH

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........59     70     72     72     74     79
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............80     82     87     88     89     90
RH..............86     79     67     66     64     62
HEAT INDEX (F)..87     90     99     102    102    103
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 6    NE 8   NE 8   NE 8   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     20
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     60     60     60     60     60
SEAS............2      2      2      2      3      3
SEA STATE.......CH     CH     RO     RO     RO     RO

$$
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100810.HOPED.14/LIX