FNUS74 KLIX 201902 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 202 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 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 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...108F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F 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 201853Z 00000KT 10SM TS BKN010 28/25 A2995 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1757 TSB09RAB02E49 SLP134 P0011 T02780250 METAR KASD 201853Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW040 33/24 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP133 T03330239 METAR KBVE 201851Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03170261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN PLAQUEMINES AND WESTERN ST BERNARD PARISH. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10KTS. MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LGTNG...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.86 FT AT 1332 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 1.37 FT AT 1320 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 .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........69 69 69 69 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 89 89 RH..............67 68 69 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 81 81 RH..............72 80 85 87 90 92 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 98 95 93 91 89 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............80 82 85 88 89 89 RH..............94 89 76 68 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 91 99 100 102 100 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.11/LIX