FNUS74 KLIX 221901 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 201 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT MONDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...A 1017 MB RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WORK MORE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF AND WILL PROVIDE A MOSTLY WEST-NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/...114F SLIDELL /ASD/...110F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...110F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 89F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...SLGT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF 1-10. GENERAL TSTMS SOUTH AND CLOSER TO THE COAST BUT ISOLATED SEVERE WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...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 221853Z 28008KT 10SM SCT040 33/27 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T03330267 METAR KASD 221853Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW070 35/25 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03500250 METAR KBVE 221851Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM 33/27 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03330267 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...NO LIGHTNING OR ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN THE PAST HOUR NEAR THE SHORE OR IN THE SOUNDS. THAT SAID THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE MS SOUND AND ACROSS COASTAL MS. THIS ACTIVITY IS TRYING TO PUSH/DEVELOP FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST TO COULD BEGIN IMPACTING OPERATIONS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.03 FT AT 1338 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1900 CDT. GRPL1 1.36 FT AT 1313 CDT STEADY. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/26/2010 THU 12:39PM LDT 1.0 H 07:44PM LDT 0.7 L .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........67 67 67 67 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............92 92 92 91 RH..............61 59 61 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........67 54 54 54 44 44 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 86 84 83 81 80 RH..............64 70 78 80 81 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 98 96 96 96 96 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 48 48 48 63 63 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 87 91 92 91 RH..............81 80 72 66 64 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 100 105 106 105 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 NE 5 E 5 E 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100822.HOPED.10/LIX