FNUS74 KLIX 182131 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 431 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1630 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILD ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF GULF OF MEXICO AND MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST FLOW. 1015MB WAS THE PRESSURE AT THE SITE. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1630 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...102F 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 SPECI KNEW 182125Z 00000KT 1/4SM +RA FG SCT007 BKN015 OVC022 26/24 A2995 RMK AO2 P0030 METAR KASD 182053Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP136 T03110239 56012 METAR KBVE 182051Z AUTO 26011KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 6//// T03110256 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1630 CDT...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER CHANDELEUR SOUND OR 35NM SOUTHEAST OF HOPEDALE...MOVING NE 13 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE PRESENT. .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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TEMP............89 89 RH..............69 70 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 SEAS............2 2 SEA STATE.......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.13/LIX