FNUS74 KLIX 281602 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1102 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1100 CDT...1023MB HIGH OVER N GLFMEX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1100 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...100F HOUMA /HUM/... 97F GULFPORT /GPT/... 99F SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 96F 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 281553Z 36005KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP219 T03110244 METAR KASD 281553Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM FEW027 30/23 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 T03000233 METAR KBVE 281551Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T03110228 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1100 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.63 FT AT 1036 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE GRPL1 1.34 FT AT 1020 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) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 37 32 28 24 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............90 90 91 91 90 90 90 RH..............65 63 62 60 60 60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 103 103 102 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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..............62 71 78 81 85 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 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.07/LIX