FNUS74 KLIX 202102 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 402 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 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/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F 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 202053Z 25006KT 10SM TS CLR 29/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP125 60011 T02890239 56015 METAR KASD 202053Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW SLP123 T03330244 56016 METAR KBVE 202051Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T03170256 56016 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN MAINLY NEAR THE COAST OF THE PLAQUEMINES AND ST BERNARD PARISH LINES. MAIN CONCERNS WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE OCCASIONAL LGTNG...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS. OUTSIDE OF THIS MOST OF THE ACTIVITY HAS FINALLY DISSIPATED AND SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY QUIET THROUGH THE REMAINING OF THE NIGHT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.61 FT AT 1525 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.30 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 0.86 FT AT 1520 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........69 69 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 RH..............69 72 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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..............72 80 85 87 89 89 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 98 95 93 93 93 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH LC LC LC 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 82 85 88 89 89 RH..............89 88 76 68 66 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 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.13/LIX