FNUS74 KLIX 190119
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
819 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1900 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 1900 CDT...
GALLIANO     /GAO/... 97F
HOUMA        /HUM/... 92F
GULFPORT     /GPT/... 97F
SLIDELL      /ASD/... 91F
BOOTHVILLE   /BVE/... 97F
INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 96F
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 182353Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP130 60042
     T02830250 10317 20250 56006
METAR KASD 182353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134
     60000 T02780256 10317 20278 55002
METAR KBVE 182351Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141
     6//// T02940256 10322 20294 56005 TSNO $
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VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS.
REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA.
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.RADAR...
AT 1900 CDT...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS DISSIPATING IN
COVERAGE ALONG THE LA COAST.


.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 0.60 FT AT 1852 CDT RISING.
GRPL1 0.19 FT AT 1852 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


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........70  76
WEATHER COV.....NUM SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW
TEMP............89  88
RH..............70  72
HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15
CHC OF PCPN (%).60  40
SEAS............2   3
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

$$
FORECASTER...RICKS
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100818.HOPED.15/LIX