FNUS74 KLIX 192112
FWSLIX

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

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1600 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 1600 CDT...
GALLIANO     /GAO/...105F
HOUMA        /HUM/... 98F
GULFPORT     /GPT/...100F
SLIDELL      /ASD/...103F
BOOTHVILLE   /BVE/...103F
INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 99F
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 192053Z 24007KT 10SM BKN040 30/25 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 60043
     T03000250 58013
METAR KASD 192053Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125
     T03170256 56017
METAR KBVE 192051Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137
     T03170256 56018 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 1600 CDT...ONLY TWO SMALL SHOWERS WERE DETECTED NEAR HOPEDALE.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 8 KT.

.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 0.38 FT AT 1540 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.22 FT AT 1700 CDT.
GRPL1 0.57 FT AT 1520 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)      4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81  81
WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW
TEMP............87  86
RH..............73  75
HEAT INDEX (F)..99  97
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).60  60
SEAS............1   1
SEA STATE.......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.12/LIX