FNUS74 KLIX 171011 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 511 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1008MB LOW NR 30.2N AND 89.4W OR OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...1014MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 78F HOUMA /HUM/... 78F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/... 83F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 84F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 96F 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 COASTAL WATERS EAST OF THE RIVER FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS OF UP TO 7 FEET. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 170953Z AUTO 02009KT 7SM -RA FEW008 BKN015 OVC021 27/26 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP081 P0008 T02720256 TSNO METAR KASD 170953Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM FEW006 SCT017 26/25 A2978 RMK AO2 RAE23 SLP084 P0000 T02610250 METAR KBVE 170951Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM FEW024 BKN030 OVC043 27/26 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02670256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH NO LIGHTNING DETECTED OVER LAKE BORGNE...LAKE CATHERINE AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. MOVEMENT WAS MAINLY WEST 10 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.15 FT AT 0445 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 2000 CDT GRPL1 2.85 FT AT 0420 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/20/2010 FRI 07:59AM LDT 1.6 H 07:17PM LDT 0.0 L 08/21/2010 SAT 08:57AM LDT 1.5 H 07:51PM LDT 0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............81 81 81 83 85 86 87 87 87 88 88 87 87 RH..............87 87 87 85 80 75 73 69 69 68 68 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 90 92 96 97 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 SEAS............2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO VRO .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........95 87 87 87 87 87 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............87 85 83 84 85 85 RH..............70 75 79 77 75 76 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 98 94 94 96 97 20 FT WIND......SW 13 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............4 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......VRO RO RO RO RO CH .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 84 88 89 90 90 RH..............81 78 68 65 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 96 102 102 102 102 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100817.HOPED.02/LIX