FNUS74 KLIX 192309
FWSLIX

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

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 1800 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 1800 CDT...
GALLIANO     /GAO/... 96F
HOUMA        /HUM/... 96F
GULFPORT     /GPT/...103F
SLIDELL      /ASD/... 97F
BOOTHVILLE   /BVE/... 96F
INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...103F

.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 192253Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119
     T03110239 TSNO
METAR KASD 192253Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123
     T03000250
METAR KBVE 192251Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129
     T03000244 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 1800 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED OVER OR NEAR THE LA SOUNDS.


.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 0.43 FT AT 1748 CDT RISING.
GRPL1 0.19 FT AT 1720 CDT STEADY NEAR LOW TIDE.

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

08/19/2010 THU 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)      6PM
SKY (%).........81
WEATHER COV.....NUM
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TEMP............86
RH..............75
HEAT INDEX (F)..97
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6
20 FT WIND GUST.10
CHC OF PCPN (%).60
SEAS............1
SEA STATE.......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

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FORECASTER...RICKS
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100819.HOPED.14/LIX