FNUS74 KLIX 201601 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1101 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 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...105F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F 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 201553Z 31006KT 10SM SCT030 31/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03110256 METAR KASD 201553Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM FEW029 32/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03220244 METAR KBVE 201551Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 31/27 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03060267 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY REMAINED ALONG THE EASTERN SHORES OF PLAQUEMINES PARISH. OTHERWISE MUCH OF THE SHOWERS ACTIVITY HAS DISSIPATED BUT LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REFIRE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST AND FURTHER INLAND. NO LGTNG HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.59 FT AT 1018 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 2.00 FT AT 1020 CDT FALLING. 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........69 69 69 69 69 69 69 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 90 90 90 90 89 89 RH..............70 67 65 65 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 103 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.08/LIX