FNUS74 KLIX 310916 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 416 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...1015MB HIGH OVER THE EXTREME WRN GLFMEX AND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE 1009MB OVER N FLORIDA. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 91F SLIDELL /ASD/... 84F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 90F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TODAY... TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED ACROSS THE REGION. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. 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 TO AROUND 100 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 310853Z AUTO 32012KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03060244 57007 TSNO METAR KASD 310853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02670222 57007 METAR KBVE 310851Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02830239 56009 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0400 CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING EXTENDED EAST AND SOUTH OF BRETON SOUND...MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH TOWARDS VENICE AND BOOTHVILLE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.38 FT AT 0336 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 1.00 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 0.92 FT AT 0336 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 07/31/2010 SAT 04:15AM LDT 0.7 H 07:08PM 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 04:55AM LDT 1.2 H 04:49PM LDT 0.0 L 08/04/2010 WED 05:42AM LDT 1.4 H 05:27PM LDT-0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M M 34 32 32 32 34 34 34 45 45 45 43 43 WEATHER COV.....M M ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....M M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M M 82 83 85 86 88 90 92 93 93 93 93 92 RH..............M M 81 78 74 71 67 64 60 58 58 58 58 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..M M 91 93 96 98 102 105 106 107 107 107 107 106 20 FT WIND DIR..M M NW N N N N N N N NE E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..M M 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.M M 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M M 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M M LC LC LC LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 39 39 39 32 34 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 88 85 84 83 82 RH..............62 66 74 77 80 83 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 95 94 91 92 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC SM .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 38 43 43 35 35 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 86 89 92 93 92 RH..............83 74 67 61 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 97 102 107 109 107 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100731.HOPED.01/LIX