FNUS74 KLIX 182031 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 331 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1530 CDT...1012MB LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND A 1019MB 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F 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 181953Z 29010KT 10SM BKN018 31/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03110256 METAR KASD 181953Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP138 T03060239 METAR KBVE 181951Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03220261 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1530 CDT...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE BORGNE WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MYRTLE GROVE WILL AFFECT YSCLOSKEY AND HOPEDALE THROUGH 1630. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.52 FT AT 1506 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GRPL1 0.68 FT AT 1520 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............89 89 89 RH..............69 69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 105 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 SEAS............2 2 2 SEA STATE.......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 9 SW 9 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 3 3 3 3 3 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 RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 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 9 W 9 W 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 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 8 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 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZEIGLER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100818.HOPED.12/LIX