FNUS74 KLIX 212102 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 402 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 1600 CDT...A 1017 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/...101F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...104F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/...102F .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 212053Z 32005KT 10SM SCT040 34/24 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03390244 56017 METAR KASD 212053Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW046 34/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T03440239 56017 METAR KBVE 212051Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03220256 55016 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE TO TRY TO DEVELOP AND AFFECT THE SHORELINE ALONG WITH BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE MAY STILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. LGTNG HAS MAINLY BEEN CONFINED TO ONE CELL WITHIN THE SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.52 FT AT 1533 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 0.62 FT AT 1520 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 60 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 RH..............65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 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 (%).........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.11/LIX