FNUS74 KLIX 171718 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1218 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...1011MB LOW NR 30.5N AND 90.2W...1017MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 6MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/... 92F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 96F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 97F 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 171653Z 21016KT 10SM BKN015 BKN039 28/25 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB33E43 SLP112 P0000 T02830250 SPECI KASD 171712Z AUTO 16008KT 6SM -RA BR FEW001 BKN017 BKN026 28/26 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB1654 P0003 SPECI KBVE 171701Z AUTO 24017G21KT 10SM SCT027 29/26 A2992 RMK AO2 RAE1656 P0000 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1200 CDT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS ACROSS BRETON SOUND AND CHANDELEUR SOUND. THE STRONGEST SHOWER...POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM....WAS LOCATED 40NM SOUTHEAST OF HOPEDALE OR OVER THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.01 FT AT 1206 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.31 AT 2000 CDT GRPL1 1.86 FT AT 1130 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........95 95 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID WID WID WID WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............87 87 88 88 87 87 RH..............69 69 68 68 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 99 99 99 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 SEAS............4 4 4 4 4 4 SEA STATE.......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 LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM 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 CHANCE OF 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.10/LIX