FNUS74 KLIX 281410 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 910 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...1023MB HIGH OVER N GLFMEX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/...MISG GULFPORT /GPT/... 94F SLIDELL /ASD/... 89F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 94F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 98F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HIGH HEAT INDEX READINGS TODAY... TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS TO CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 281353Z 00000KT 10SM SCT015 29/25 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP216 T02940250 METAR KASD 281353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02780239 METAR KBVE 281351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT019 BKN023 BKN030 29/25 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02890250 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.63 FT AT 0848 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE GRPL1 1.24 FT AT 0820 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/28/2010 WED 12:08PM LDT 1.1 H 09:57PM LDT 0.2 L 07/29/2010 THU 12:34PM LDT 0.9 H 09:34PM LDT 0.4 L 07/30/2010 FRI 12:48PM LDT 0.8 H 08:44PM LDT 0.5 L 07/31/2010 SAT 04:17AM LDT 0.7 H 07:13PM LDT 0.5 L 08/01/2010 SUN 04:01AM LDT 0.9 H 04:41PM LDT 0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............88 89 90 90 91 91 90 90 90 RH..............72 66 61 59 58 57 57 57 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........21 21 21 21 21 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 84 81 80 79 79 RH..............60 70 78 81 85 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 93 88 87 87 85 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 6 W 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 18 18 18 24 24 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 82 88 91 92 91 RH..............84 77 62 57 53 53 HEAT INDEX (F)..84 90 98 100 100 98 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 4 N 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100728.HOPED.05/LIX