FNUS74 KLIX 222108 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 408 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 1600 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 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...113F HOUMA /HUM/...110F GULFPORT /GPT/...100F SLIDELL /ASD/...112F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...114F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 84F .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 222053Z 28010KT 10SM FEW045 34/27 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP116 CB DSNT N-NE T03390267 58026 METAR KASD 222053Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM FEW043 34/27 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP116 60000 T03390267 58024 METAR KBVE 222051Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM 34/27 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03390272 56024 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1600 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 0.66 FT AT 1548 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1900 CDT. GRPL1 1.02 FT AT 1513 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........47 47 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............92 91 RH..............61 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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 87 84 83 81 80 RH..............66 74 81 83 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 99 94 94 92 92 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 88 91 92 91 RH..............88 85 72 63 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 92 102 106 107 105 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 NE 5 E 4 E 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 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.12/LIX