FNUS74 KLIX 152110 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 410 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 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 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/...112F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...103F 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 ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AND THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 152053Z 25009KT 10SM FEW030 BKN085 33/27 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 60000 T03280267 56022 METAR KASD 152053Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM FEW035 34/26 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP117 T03440261 58027 METAR KBVE 152051Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM SCT100 28/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 60000 T02780239 58016 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CHANDELEUR SOUND AND...OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS 20 TO 60 MILES EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THE NEAREST LIGHTNING ACTIVITY TO THE OPERATIONS AREA WAS ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.93 FT AT 1524 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.91 AT 0200 CDT ON 8/16. GRPL1 0.79 FT AT 1520 CDT RISING. 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 79 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............91 91 RH..............62 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 106 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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 SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 87 86 85 84 83 RH..............64 75 76 79 80 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 105 102 100 100 97 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 20 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 LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 84 88 89 89 91 RH..............85 79 71 69 68 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 97 102 107 107 110 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 N 6 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 10 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...SHIELDS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100815.HOPED.14/LIX