FNUS74 KLIX 181614 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1114 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1013MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TO THE NORTHWEST PART OF GULF OF MEXICO. 1018MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GLFMEX. 5MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/...MISG GULFPORT /GPT/...104F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F 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. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS SPECI KNEW 181600Z 23012G17KT 10SM FEW017 30/27 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KASD 181553Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM FEW024 31/26 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP152 T03110256 METAR KBVE 181551Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03110261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...ISOLD SHOWERS WERE OVER BRETON SOUND AND EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. OTHER SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...MAINLY BETWWEEN HOPEDALE AND NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER AND AROUND BARATARIA BAY WILL TRACK AND AFFECT HOPEDALE SITE AROUND NOON. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS NNE AT 13 KNOTS. LIGHTNING WAS NOT DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.19 FT AT 1100 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GRPL1 1.95 FT AT 0930 CDT FALLING. 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........69 70 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............88 88 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............69 67 67 67 69 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............3 3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 76 76 76 83 83 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............89 86 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............2 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 (%).........83 85 85 85 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 WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY 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.08/LIX