FNUS74 KLIX 292110 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 410 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...BROAD 1021MB HIGH CENTERED OVER N GLFMEX AND LWR MS VALLEY TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 99F HOUMA /HUM/... 99F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...102F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S FRIDAY. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS TO CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 90S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 292053Z 28011KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03330239 58023 METAR KASD 292053Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM FEW055 34/22 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T03440222 57022 METAR KBVE 292051Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T03330233 58021 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED OVER OR NEAR THE LA SOUNDS. ISOLATED SMALL SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN MS SOUND NEAR WAVELAND...MOVING S 13KT. NO LGTNG THIS CELL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.02 FT AT 1530 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.70 FT AT 1801 CDT. GRPL1 1.14 FT AT 1523 CDT FALLING. 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 41 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 RH..............61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 20 FT WIND DIR..W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 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 2 2 2 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.13/LIX