FNUS74 KLIX 182302 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 602 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1730 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST FLOW. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1730 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/... 99F SLIDELL /ASD/... 96F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F 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 182253Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE02 SLP131 P0000 T02830250 METAR KASD 182253Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM FEW085 28/26 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB26E27 SLP133 P0000 T02830256 METAR KBVE 182251Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03060256 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1730 CDT...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER CHANDELEUR SOUND OR 35NM SOUTHEAST OF HOPEDALE...MOVING NE 13 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL LGTNG STRIKES THESE CELLS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.43 FT AT 1606 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 AT 1600 CDT GRPL1 0.52 FT AT 1620 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/18/2010 WED 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........76 76 76 76 76 76 83 83 83 83 83 83 WEATHER COV.....NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............89 88 86 84 83 83 83 83 82 82 82 83 RH..............72 75 79 83 83 83 84 84 84 84 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 100 97 95 94 94 94 94 94 93 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC CH CH CH CH CH 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 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........81 76 76 76 78 78 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 85 84 82 81 RH..............68 70 74 78 82 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 97 96 93 89 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 7 SW 7 SW 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100818.HOPED.14/LIX