FNUS74 KLIX 222307 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 607 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 1800 CDT...A 1015 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 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/... 91F SLIDELL /ASD/... 89F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 95F INDEPENDENCE /IPN/... 94F .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 222253Z 28009KT 10SM FEW055 33/24 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP106 T03330244 METAR KASD 222253Z AUTO 07012G20KT 10SM -TSRA FEW001 BKN046 28/24 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB11E30B34RAB42 SLP109 P0002 T02780244 METAR KBVE 222251Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM 30/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03000239 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH 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. ADDITIONAL STORMS TO THE NORTH OVER COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. LAND AREAS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER 1900 CDT...WATER AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST 2100 CDT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.52 FT AT 1730 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.41 FT AT 1900 CDT. GRPL1 0.59 FT AT 1720 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........47 35 35 35 35 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 87 86 85 84 83 82 82 82 81 81 RH..............66 69 74 78 81 81 83 86 86 87 87 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 99 96 94 94 94 93 92 92 92 92 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC 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............81 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 NE 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 .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........48 43 43 43 83 83 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 87 84 83 81 80 RH..............63 71 81 84 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 98 94 94 90 88 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 W 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100822.HOPED.14/LIX