FNUS74 KLIX 202002 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 302 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...105F .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 201953Z 21007KT 10SM TS BKN030 28/25 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02830250 METAR KASD 201953Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-W SLP126 T03330228 METAR KBVE 201951Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 32/27 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03170267 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN PLAQUEMINES AND ST BERNARD PARISHES. 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 0.69 FT AT 1438 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 1.10 FT AT 1420 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........69 69 69 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 89 89 RH..............68 69 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 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......W 6 W 6 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 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.12/LIX