FNUS74 KLIX 171601 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1101 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1011MB LOW NR 30.5N AND 90.2W...1016MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/...101F SLIDELL /ASD/... 96F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 91F 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 171453Z 21011KT 8SM BKN012 28/25 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02780250 51014 SPECI KASD 171548Z AUTO 18011KT 10SM SCT015 29/26 A2987 RMK AO2 MTRBVE METAR KBVE 171551Z AUTO 23010G18KT 10SM FEW047 BKN055 28/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02830244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS ACROSS BRETON SOUND AND CHANDELEUR SOUND. LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE NOT DETECTED. NEAREST LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE 105NM SOUTHWEST OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.28 FT AT 1030 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 2000 CDT GRPL1 2.07 FT AT 1030 CDT FALLING. 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............86 87 87 87 88 88 87 87 RH..............75 73 69 69 68 68 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 30 30 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 SEAS............3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 82 82 82 81 81 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.09/LIX