FNUS74 KLIX 192028
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
328 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1500 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...PROVIDING A PREVAILING
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS TODAY.

.NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION...
AT 1500 CDT...
GALLIANO     /GAO/...105F
HOUMA        /HUM/... 96F
GULFPORT     /GPT/...103F
SLIDELL      /ASD/...102F
BOOTHVILLE   /BVE/...105F
INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 97F
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 191953Z 18003KT 10SM SCT019 BKN090 28/27 A2994 RMK AO2
     TSE18RAB18E46 SLP131 P0026 T02780267
METAR KASD 191953Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130
     T03330233
METAR KBVE 191951Z AUTO 26011KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141
     T03170261 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 1500 CDT...ONLY TWO SMALL SHOWERS WERE DETECTED NEAR LAKE BORGNE.
NO LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 8 KT.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 0.39 FT AT 1455 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT AT 1700 CDT.
GRPL1 0.85 FT AT 1425 CDT FALLING.

CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE
    (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES)

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
08/23/2010 MON 10:32AM LDT  1.4 H  08:36PM LDT  0.3 L


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81  81  81
WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW
TEMP............87  87  86
RH..............72  73  75
HEAT INDEX (F)..99  99  97
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).60  60  60
SEAS............1   1   1
SEA STATE.......CH  CH  CH

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........81     76     76     76     72     72
WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............86     84     83     83     81     81
RH..............75     79     82     84     87     87
HEAT INDEX (F)..97     96     94     94     90     90
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 7   SW 7   SW 8   SW 8   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     30     30     30     30     30
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......CH     LC     LC     LC     LC     LC

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........72     83     83     83     69     69
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............81     82     86     89     90     89
RH..............87     86     75     69     67     70
HEAT INDEX (F)..90     90     99     103    105    105
20 FT WIND......SW 8   SW 8   SW 7   SW 6   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     40     40     40
SEAS............1      1      1      1      1      1
SEA STATE.......LC     LC     LC     LC     LC     LC

$$
FORECASTER...DESTRI
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100819.HOPED.11/LIX