FNUS74 KLIX 211954 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 254 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...A 1018 MB RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/...105F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...108F .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 211853Z 33006KT 10SM SCT030 33/25 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03330250 METAR KASD 211853Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM FEW041 33/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03330244 MTRBVE METAR KBVE 211951Z AUTO 24009G14KT 10SM CLR 33/27 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03280267 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE CONTINUING TO SLOWLY DEVELOP NEAR THE SHORELINE AND EVENTUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THIS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT SHORELINE OPERATIONS OVER THE NEXT HOUR WITH ACTIVITY CONTINUING TO PICK UP IN COVERAGE. NO LGTNG DETECTED IN THE PAST HOUR BUT LGTNG STRIKES SHOULD BEGIN ANYTIME IN THE NEXT HOUR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.69 FT AT 1431 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 0.91 FT AT 1420 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 60 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............91 90 90 RH..............64 65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 104 103 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 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 (%).........60 48 48 48 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 87 84 83 82 81 RH..............66 70 79 81 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 98 97 94 90 90 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 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 40 40 40 61 61 WEATHER COV.....S CHC NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 90 91 91 RH..............87 85 75 66 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..90 90 99 105 106 106 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 60 60 60 60 60 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.10/LIX