FNUS74 KLIX 211801 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 101 PM 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 1300 CDT...A 1018 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 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...105F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...104F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...110F .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 211753Z 32008KT 10SM FEW010 SCT040 33/26 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T03280261 10328 20283 50000 METAR KASD 211753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW033 33/24 A3000 RMK AO2 RAE12 SLP157 P0001 60001 T03330244 10333 20261 58001 METAR KBVE 211751Z AUTO 25007KT 220V280 10SM CLR 32/26 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03220256 10328 20289 51007 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1300 CDT...AS OF THIS MOMENT THE RADAR REMAINS CLEAR OVER MOST OF THE SHORELINE AND CHANDELEUR AND BRETON SOUNDS. THAT SAID WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP NEAR LAKE BORGNE AND THE SOUTH SHORE. SHOWERS AND EVENTUALLY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD SLIGHTLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT AND HOUR AND COULD PUSH SE TOWARDS THE SHORELINE. NO LGTNG DETECTED IN THE PAST HOUR BUT LGTNG STRIKES SHOULD BEGIN ANYTIME IN THE NEXT HOUR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.06 FT AT 1238 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.33 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 1.25 FT AT 1221 CDT FALLING. 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............91 91 91 90 90 RH..............63 63 64 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.15 15 15 15 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.09/LIX