FNUS74 KLIX 152312 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 612 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...A WEAK 1011MB 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. 1015MB HIGH OVER SOUTHEAST GULF...4MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/... 83F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 90F 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 152253Z 22010KT 10SM FEW040 32/26 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03170261 METAR KASD 152253Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 32/27 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-NE SLP119 T03170267 METAR KBVE 152251Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02780250 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...SCTRD SHOWERS 20NM VICINITY OF HOPEDALE MOVING S AT 10 KNOTS. LINE OF STRONG TSTMS MOVING S AT 30 KNOTS THROUGH MS SOUND AND INTO CHANDELEUR SOUND. CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING DETECTED WITH THIS LINE OF TSTMS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.01 FT AT 1748 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.91 AT 0200 CDT ON 8/16. GRPL1 0.60 FT AT 1720 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........79 63 63 63 63 63 63 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV.....NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 88 87 86 86 86 85 85 84 84 83 83 RH..............64 72 75 77 76 77 79 80 80 80 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 106 105 103 102 102 100 100 100 98 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC CH CH CH 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 .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 87 86 84 83 82 RH..............67 75 77 81 81 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 100 100 97 95 92 20 FT WIND......N 13 N 15 N 18 NE 21 NE 22 E 22 20 FT WIND GUST.25 35 40 45 50 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 80 80 80 80 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100815.HOPED.16/LIX