FNUS74 KLIX 201500 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1000 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1000 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/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 88F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...100F .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 201453Z 28005KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03060244 53009 METAR KASD 201453Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM FEW021 31/24 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T03060244 53009 METAR KBVE 201451Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM FEW019 28/26 A2999 RMK AO2 RAB00E22 SLP153 P0020 60022 T02780261 53013 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1000 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE MOSTLY BEEN CONFINED TO PLAQUEMINES PARISH NOW AS MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY OF BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS HAS DISIPATED. THIS ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO TRY TO PUSH NE AT 10KTS AND COULD IMPACT THE BRETON SOUND AREA OVER THE NEXST HOUR. ONLY A FEW LGTNG STRIKES HAVE BEEN DETECTED BUT LOOK FOR LGTNG ACTIVITY TO INCREASE AS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY INCREASES OVER THE LAND LATER TODAY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 0909 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 2.02 FT AT 0920 CDT STEADY. 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 87 89 90 90 90 89 89 RH..............73 70 67 65 65 65 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 100 102 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX