FNUS74 KLIX 291910 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 210 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...BROAD 1022MB HIGH CENTERED OVER N GLFMEX AND LWR MS VALLEY TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...101F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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 291853Z 28008KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP194 T03220250 METAR KASD 291853Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM FEW045 34/22 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T03440222 METAR KBVE 291851Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T03280244 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 OVER OR NEAR THE LA SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.13 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.70 FT AT 1801 CDT. GRPL1 1.09 FT AT 1323 CDT STEADY NR HIGH TIDE. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/29/2010 THU 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 48 48 46 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............91 91 90 90 RH..............60 61 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 103 102 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 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 (%).........43 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..............63 70 77 80 82 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 95 92 90 89 89 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 15 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 55 55 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 83 87 91 92 92 RH..............84 81 70 62 60 59 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 91 100 105 106 106 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5 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.11/LIX