FNUS74 KLIX 282302 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 602 PM CDT WED JUL 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...BROAD 1021MB HIGH CENTERED OVER N GLFMEX NEAR MOUTH OF MS RIVER AND HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES MUCH OF THE GULF REGION. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/... 97F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/... 96F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 96F WEST DELTA /DLP/...101F .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 282253Z 05003KT 10SM CLR 34/22 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP193 T03390217 METAR KASD 282253Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T03330211 METAR KBVE 282251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T03220217 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED OVER OR NEAR THE LA SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.77 FT AT 1729 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.73 FT AT 2000 CDT. GRPL1 1.03 FT AT 1720 CDT FALLING. 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........7 7 9 12 14 16 17 18 20 22 25 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............89 88 86 83 82 81 81 80 79 79 79 79 RH..............62 68 74 78 80 80 83 85 86 86 87 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 98 95 92 90 89 89 87 87 87 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 .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..............88 80 67 59 55 56 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 92 101 105 105 102 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 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 38 38 38 44 44 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 85 82 81 81 81 RH..............59 69 78 81 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 94 92 91 89 89 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 6 NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH $$ FORECASTER...BANNAN REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100728.HOPED.14/LIX