FNUS74 KLIX 151703 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1203 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...A WEAK 1014MB LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE GENERAL AREA OF THE LOW BACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...111F HOUMA /HUM/...110F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 94F 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 151653Z 30013KT 10SM SCT020 32/27 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03220267 METAR KASD 151653Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03280256 METAR KBVE 151651Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW027 OVC050 29/27 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB20E33 SLP162 P0000 T02890267 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1200 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 10 TO 15 MPH. THE NEAREST LIGHTNING ACTIVITY TO THE OPERATIONS AREA WAS ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.74 FT AT 1130 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.69 AT 1300 CDT. GRPL1 0.41 FT AT 1120 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 .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 79 79 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 90 89 89 89 RH..............66 65 66 66 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 102 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 51 51 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 30 30 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 (%).........51 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 (%).30 70 70 70 70 70 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.09/LIX