FNUS74 KLIX 181300 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 800 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...1013MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED FROM WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TO WESTERN GLFMEX. 1017MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GLFMEX. 4MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 96F HOUMA /HUM/...MISG GULFPORT /GPT/...105F SLIDELL /ASD/... 96F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 99F 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. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 181253Z 20008KT 10SM FEW030 SCT080 29/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02890256 METAR KASD 181253Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02890261 METAR KBVE 181251Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW020 29/27 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02940267 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0800 CDT...ISOLD SHWR OR THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER THE COASTAL MARSHES OF SAINT BERNARD PARISH. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE THIS ACTIVITY. OTHER ISLD SHOWERS WERE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. MOVEMENT WAS NNE AT 13 KNOTS. LIGHTNING WAS NOT DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.89 FT AT 0740 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GRPL1 2.27 FT AT 0430 CDT NR HIGH TIDE. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/22/2010 SUN 09:47AM LDT 1.4 H 08:18PM LDT 0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........82 82 82 82 82 82 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............85 86 87 87 88 88 88 88 87 87 87 RH..............79 77 72 70 69 67 67 67 69 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 71 71 71 64 64 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 85 83 82 82 82 RH..............69 73 79 81 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 94 91 91 92 92 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH CH CH .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 76 76 76 81 81 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............82 84 86 87 87 87 RH..............82 77 71 69 69 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 98 99 99 99 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 W 8 W 8 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100818.HOPED.05/LIX