FNUS74 KLIX 181815 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 115 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 CDT...1013MB LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND A 1018MB HIGH OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL PRODUCE A SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...MISG GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/... 93F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...102F AT 1200 CDT INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 94F 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 181753Z 23011KT 10SM BKN018 31/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 60017 T03060239 10317 20272 58005 METAR KASD 181753Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE TSE15RAE05 SLP148 P0000 60027 T02830256 10311 20267 58005 METAR KBVE 181651Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM FEW023 31/26 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03110256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1300 CDT...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDED FROM GULFPORT TO LAKE BORGNE TO BELLE CHASE...WILL TRACK NNE AT 13 KNOTS. OCCASSIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.72 FT AT 1254 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GRPL1 1.35 FT AT 1224 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............89 89 89 89 89 RH..............67 67 69 69 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD 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.....SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM 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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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.10/LIX