FNUS74 KLIX 172210
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
510 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1700 CDT...1009MB LOW NR 31.2N AND 91.1W...1016MB HIGH OVER
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. 7MB GRADIENT ACROSS GULF.

.NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION...
AT 1700 CDT...
GALLIANO     /GAO/... 97F
HOUMA        /HUM/... 96F
GULFPORT     /GPT/...103F
SLIDELL      /ASD/...100F
BOOTHVILLE   /BVE/... 97F
INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 99F
WEST DELTA   /DLP/...MISG

.WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY...
...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS.
...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

.NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS...
...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS
...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS
...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS

METAR KNEW 172153Z 18011KT 10SM BKN026 30/24 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP099
     T03000239
METAR KASD 172153Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM FEW026 31/25 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP103
     T03110250
METAR KBVE 172151Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM SCT019 BKN027 29/26 A2989 RMK AO2
     SLP122 T02940256 TSNO
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VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS.
REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA.
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.RADAR...
1700 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN THE LA OR MS SOUNDS.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 0.79 FT AT 1648 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.21 AT 0400 CDT
GRPL1 0.71 FT AT 1620 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)      5PM
SKY (%).........95
WEATHER COV.....WID
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TEMP............87
RH..............69
HEAT INDEX (F)..99
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..14
20 FT WIND GUST.25
CHC OF PCPN (%).100
SEAS............4
SEA STATE.......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     84     83     82     82
RH..............70     75     78     80     82     82
HEAT INDEX (F)..99     97     96     94     93     92
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 12   S 12   S 12   S 12   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25     25     25
CHC OF PCPN (%).100    70     70     70     70     70
SEAS............4      3      3      3      3      3
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............82     83     84     86     87     88
RH..............82     81     78     73     70     68
HEAT INDEX (F)..92     93     96     98     102    103
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 10   S 10   S 9    SW 9   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).70     60     60     60     60     60
SEAS............3      2      2      2      1      1
SEA STATE.......CH     CH     CH     CH     CH     CH

$$
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100817.HOPED.13/LIX