FNUS74 KLIX 151003 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 503 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...A WEAK 1013MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING. A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF THE LOW BACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 92F HOUMA /HUM/... 90F GULFPORT /GPT/... 89F SLIDELL /ASD/... 86F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 97F WEST DELTA /DLP/...MISG .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADIVSORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 150953Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB0857E20 SLP136 P0001 T02940261 TSNO METAR KASD 150953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW031 27/25 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02670250 METAR KBVE 150951Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 29/27 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE05 SLP143 P0002 T02890267 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND JUST EAST OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS....EXTENDING EASTWARD OUT 60 MILES FROM THE COAST. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE NEAREST LIGHTNING ACTIVITY TO THE OPERATIONS AREA WAS 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.72 FT AT 0424 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 1300 CDT. GRPL1 1.89 FT AT 0420 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/15/2010 SUN 02:56AM LDT 1.3 H 02:48PM LDT 0.1 L 08/16/2010 MON 03:46AM LDT 1.5 H 03:58PM LDT 0.0 L 08/17/2010 TUE 04:44AM LDT 1.6 H 04:56PM LDT -0.1 L 08/18/2010 WED 05:49AM LDT 1.6 H 05:49PM LDT -0.1 L 08/19/2010 THU 06:55AM LDT 1.6 H 06:36PM LDT -0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 82 83 85 86 88 89 90 90 90 89 89 89 RH..............89 89 87 83 77 73 70 66 65 66 66 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 95 97 99 102 102 103 103 103 102 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 63 63 63 56 56 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 85 84 83 83 RH..............67 69 77 79 81 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 99 97 97 96 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC CH CH .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 84 87 88 89 89 RH..............86 81 74 70 68 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 102 106 108 105 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 N 6 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...SHIELDS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100815.HOPED.02/LIX