FNUS74 KLIX 212204 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 504 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 1700 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 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F 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 212153Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM SCT040 34/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03440244 TSNO METAR KASD 212153Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP138 T03390233 METAR KBVE 212151Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 32/27 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03220267 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1700 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 LOWER ST. BERNARD PARISH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.42 FT AT 1636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.35 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 0.40 FT AT 1620 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........60 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............90 RH..............65 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 20 FT WIND DIR..W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100821.HOPED.12/LIX