FNUS74 KLIX 300002 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 702 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1900 CDT...BROAD 1019MB HIGH CENTERED OVER N GLFMEX AND LWR MS VALLEY TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...101F HOUMA /HUM/... 99F GULFPORT /GPT/...103F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 97F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 99F .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 292353Z AUTO 29010KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03280233 10333 20317 56018 TSNO METAR KASD 292353Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T03280228 10350 20328 56015 METAR KBVE 292351Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03220222 10339 20322 56018 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1900 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES WITHIN 50NM OF HOPEDALE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.78 FT AT 1836 CDT...LOW TIDE 0.70 FT AT 1801 CDT. GRPL1 0.83 FT AT 1820 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........42 43 44 46 47 49 50 50 52 54 56 WEATHER COV.....NONE....................ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....NONE....................TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 85 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............66 70 74 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 95 92 92 90 90 89 89 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC CH 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 .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 50 50 50 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 86 84 83 82 82 RH..............63 71 79 81 85 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 97 96 93 93 94 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 3 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100729.HOPED.16/LIX