FNUS74 KLIX 181930 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 230 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 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 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/... 92F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...MISG INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 92F 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 181853Z 28013KT 10SM BKN018 31/25 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T03110250 METAR KASD 181853Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM FEW026 30/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03000256 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 1400 CDT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA TO TERREBONNE BAY. THE LINE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BUT CELLS WITHIN THE LINE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AT 13 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...THE LINE SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF YSCLOSKEY AND HOPEDALE THROUGH 330 CDT. OTHER ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAIN EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 KNOTS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.72 FT AT 1406 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GRPL1 0.89 FT AT 1424 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............89 89 89 89 RH..............70 69 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 105 105 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 83 82 82 RH..............70 75 83 83 84 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 95 94 94 93 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............83 83 85 87 88 89 RH..............83 80 76 72 69 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 94 97 99 100 102 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.11/LIX