FNUS74 KLIX 302109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 409 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 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 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...106F GULFPORT /GPT/...113F SLIDELL /ASD/...107F 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICIES REMAIN IN THE 105-110 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BEGIN TO DROP DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. ON SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. 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 THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 90S ON SUNDAY AS WELL. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 302053Z 28012KT 10SM CLR 34/26 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP130 T03390256 56025 METAR KASD 302053Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 36/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03560233 56025 METAR KBVE 302051Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03390233 58021 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...NO ECHOES WERE DETECTED WITHIN OR NEAR THE LA SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.83 FT AT 1536 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.66 FT AT 1900 CDT. GRPL1 0.94 FT AT 1520 CDT RISING. 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 44 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............92 91 RH..............60 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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.13/LIX