FNUS74 KLIX 301805 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 105 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 CDT...WEAK AND DISSIPATING TROUGH ALONG THE UPPER GLFMEX COAST WITH 1013MB LOW IN NE GLFMEX. 1019MB HIGH OFF THE LA COAST. 6MB GRADIENT WITH MDT N FLOW BETWEEN THESE FEATURES TO WEAKEN DURING THE DAY AS THE HIGH PRES SPREADS EAST ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...101F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/...111F SLIDELL /ASD/...107F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 98F .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 TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S TODAY. 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 301753Z 31009KT 10SM SCT030 33/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03280244 10328 20294 58009 METAR KASD 301753Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM FEW039 34/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03440244 10344 20256 58011 METAR KBVE 301751Z AUTO 35009G16KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T03330239 10333 20278 58011 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1300 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN 100NM OF HOPEDALE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF UPPER MOBILE BAY...MOVING S 15KT TOWARDS THE COAST. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.09 FT AT 1236 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.66 FT AT 1900 CDT. GRPL1 0.71 FT AT 1220 CDT RISING AND ERRATIC DUE TO WIND. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/03/2010 TUE 04:56AM LDT 1.2 H 04:51PM LDT 0.0 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............92 92 92 92 91 RH..............58 56 57 58 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 103 102 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 49 49 49 34 34 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 86 84 84 83 82 RH..............62 70 76 79 80 81 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 96 94 94 94 92 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 47 47 47 44 44 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 84 86 87 89 92 RH..............81 75 71 68 64 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 94 99 101 102 105 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 7 N 6 N 5 NE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100730.HOPED.10/LIX