FNUS74 KLIX 151604 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1104 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...A WEAK 1014MB 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 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...110F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...104F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...104F 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 OF 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 151553Z 30015KT 10SM SCT020 32/27 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03170267 METAR KASD 151553Z AUTO 30009G15KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03220256 METAR KBVE 151551Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM FEW018 31/27 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03060272 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THEN EAST AND SOUTHEAST OUT 60 MILES. OTHERS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE NEAREST LIGHTNING ACTIVITY TO THE OPERATIONS AREA WAS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.86 FT AT 1030 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 1300 CDT. GRPL1 0.72 FT AT 1020 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 79 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 90 90 90 89 89 89 RH..............70 66 65 66 66 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 103 103 103 102 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 60 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 (%).........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.08/LIX