FNUS74 KLIX 291504 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1004 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1000 CDT...BROAD 1023MB 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 1000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 97F HOUMA /HUM/... 97F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 97F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 99F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 97F .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 NEAR 100 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...TAKE NUMEROUS BREAKS AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE FIND RELIEF IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 291453Z 33010KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP214 T03060250 51004 METAR KASD 291453Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T03060239 50000 METAR KBVE 291451Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T03060250 50004 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1000 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED OVER OR NEAR THE LA SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.27 FT AT 0936 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.24 FT AT 1003 CDT. GRPL1 0.65 FT AT 0923 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/02/2010 MON 04:19AM LDT 1.1 H 04:21PM LDT 0.2 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 38 43 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 RH..............66 63 61 59 59 57 57 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 101 102 102 102 101 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 43 46 49 50 54 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 85 82 81 81 81 RH..............60 70 78 82 84 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 94 90 91 89 89 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 7 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 15 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC CH .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........58 59 59 59 57 57 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 83 87 90 91 91 RH..............86 79 70 63 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 93 99 105 106 105 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 9 N 8 N 6 NW 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH CH CH CH LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100729.HOPED.07/LIX