FNUS74 KLIX 201305 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 805 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 0800 CDT...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A PREVAILING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 77F GULFPORT /GPT/... 79F SLIDELL /ASD/... 76F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 88F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 97F .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 201253Z 25007KT 10SM FEW030 28/26 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02830256 METAR KASD 201253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02720244 METAR KBVE 201251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW075 29/26 A2996 RMK AO2 RAB1155E07 SLP143 P0002 T02890261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0700 CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED ACROSS BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS AND CLOSER TO THE COASTS OF PLAQUEMINES AND ST BERNARD PARISHES. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF LGTNG HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST HOUR BUT A FEW STRIKES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LGTNG A FEW WEAK WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY DEVELOPING ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD INCREASE ALONG THE COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND MORE SO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.94 FT AT 0729 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.31 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 1.94 FT AT 0720 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/24/2010 TUE 11:14AM LDT 1.3 H 08:41PM LDT 0.5 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........74 74 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............84 86 87 89 90 90 90 90 89 89 RH..............79 77 73 70 67 65 65 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 98 100 102 103 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 85 83 82 82 82 RH..............68 75 79 80 83 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 96 93 91 91 91 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 63 63 63 64 64 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 85 88 89 89 RH..............86 83 76 68 66 69 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 94 96 100 102 102 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100820.HOPED.05/LIX