FNUS74 KLIX 301912 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 212 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...1018MB HIGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX AND WEAKENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE 1012MB OVER N FLORIDA. 6MB GRADIENT HIGH TO TROUGH ACROSS THE N GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...105F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...105F 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 301853Z 30009KT 10SM FEW030 33/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03330244 METAR KASD 301853Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03440233 METAR KBVE 301851Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03390239 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN OR NEAR THE LA SOUNDS. A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING S OF THE MOUTH OF THE MS RIVER...MOVING SSW 10KT. NO LGTNG DETECTED THESE CELLS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.97 FT AT 1348 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.66 FT AT 1900 CDT GRPL1 0.82 FT AT 1320 CDT RISING AND ERRATIC DUE TO WIND. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/30/2010 FRI 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............92 92 92 91 RH..............56 58 60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 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 (%).........44 44 42 42 34 34 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 86 84 83 82 82 RH..............62 69 77 81 83 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 96 93 92 92 91 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............1 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 32 34 34 45 44 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 84 88 92 93 93 RH..............81 76 67 60 58 58 HEAT INDEX (F)..91 96 101 106 107 107 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.11/LIX