FNUS74 KLIX 211401 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 901 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...A 1016 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 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...102F 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 211353Z 26008KT 10SM FEW030 30/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03000256 METAR KASD 211353Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW019 31/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03060256 METAR KBVE 211351Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T03110256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS CONTINUE MAINLY OVER PORTIONS OF ST BERNARD AND EASTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISH AND INTO THE SOUNDS. MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE LIGHT RAIN. ACTIVITY WILL START TO SLOWLY PICK UP ALONG THE SHORE AROUND MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS WE HEAT UP. NO LGTNG DETECTED IN THE PAST 30 MINS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.78 FT AT 0731 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE OCCURRING NOW. GRPL1 1.51 FT AT 0714 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/25/2010 WED 11:56AM LDT 1.1 H 08:26PM LDT 0.6 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 86 88 90 90 91 91 90 90 RH..............76 73 69 65 63 63 63 64 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 99 102 102 103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 48 48 48 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 87 84 83 81 80 RH..............67 70 80 82 88 90 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 98 96 94 90 88 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 10 10 10 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 56 56 56 61 61 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 83 86 90 91 90 RH..............90 81 72 64 62 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..88 92 96 103 105 103 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 NW 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100821.HOPED.05/LIX