FNUS74 KLIX 222212 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 512 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 1700 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 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/...110F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...111F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 86F .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 222153Z 30015KT 10SM FEW045 33/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP110 T03280250 METAR KASD 222153Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 35/25 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T03500250 METAR KBVE 222151Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM 33/27 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03280272 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1700 CDT...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM CAT ISLAND SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN END OF CHANDELEUR SOUND WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY TO DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45KTS...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS. OUTSIDE OF THE ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN CHANDELEUR SOUND...NO LIGHTNING OR PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN THE OPERATIONS AREA AT 1700. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.56 FT AT 1636 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1900 CDT. GRPL1 0.86 FT AT 1620 CDT FALLING. 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 TIME (CDT) 5PM SKY (%).........47 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............91 RH..............61 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 20 FT WIND DIR..W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100822.HOPED.13/LIX