FNUS74 KLIX 202201 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 501 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...A 1015 MB RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER 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 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...103F .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 202153Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03000244 TSNO METAR KASD 202153Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03170250 METAR KBVE 202151Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T03220261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1700 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN END OF BRETON SOUND ABOUT 25NM SE OF HOPEDALE. 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 REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.51 FT AT 1624 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.29 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 0.67 FT AT 1620 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........69 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............89 RH..............69 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100820.HOPED.14/LIX