FNUS74 KLIX 281903 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 203 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...1024MB HIGH OVER N GLFMEX. RELATIVELY FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/... 97F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F 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 281853Z 01007KT 10SM SCT040 33/24 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP208 T03330239 METAR KASD 281853Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T03280228 METAR KBVE 281851Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM 32/23 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T03170228 TSNO $ *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.33 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.73 FT AT 2000 CDT. GRPL1 1.56 FT AT 1320 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/28/2010 WED 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........9 9 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............91 90 90 90 RH..............60 60 60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 102 102 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........7 7 12 16 18 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 86 82 81 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 0 0 0 0 0 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 (%).........27 28 28 28 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 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.10 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 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.10/LIX