FNUS74 KLIX 171313 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 813 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1009MB LOW NR 30.3N AND 89.7W...1015MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 83F HOUMA /HUM/... 83F GULFPORT /GPT/... 96F SLIDELL /ASD/... 87F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 89F 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 171253Z AUTO 21012KT 9SM SCT006 OVC015 27/26 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02720256 TSNO METAR KASD 171253Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT004 BKN012 27/26 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W RAE12 SLP096 P0001 T02670261 METAR KBVE 171251Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM -RA FEW025 SCT042 BKN055 27/26 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB21 SLP113 P0003 T02720261 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0800 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS ACROSS BRETON SOUND AND CHANDELEUR SOUND. LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE NOT DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.73 FT AT 0748 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 2000 CDT GRPL1 2.59 FT AT 0720 CDT STEADY. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/17/2010 TUE 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............83 85 86 87 87 87 88 88 87 87 RH..............85 80 75 73 69 69 68 68 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 96 97 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 SEAS............2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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......S 14 S 14 S 12 S 12 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 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.06/LIX