FNUS74 KLIX 222005 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 305 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 1500 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...107F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...110F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...112F 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 221953Z 29010KT 10SM CLR 34/27 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03390267 METAR KASD 221953Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM FEW043 31/27 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB12E24 SLP124 P0000 T03110267 METAR KBVE 221951Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM 34/27 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T03390267 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE FINALLY STARTING TO IMPEDE ON THE THE NORTHERN CHANDELEURS. LOOK FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY TO DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45KTS...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS. .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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........47 47 47 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............92 92 91 RH..............59 61 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 35 35 35 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD 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 40 30 30 30 30 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 (%).........40 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD 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 4 E 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 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.11/LIX