FNUS74 KLIX 312022 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 322 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...1014MB HIGH OVER THE WRN GLFMEX AND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE 1009MB OVER N FLORIDA. 5MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...106F HOUMA /HUM/...106F GULFPORT /GPT/...111F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F 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 FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TODAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... 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 311953Z 30007KT 10SM FEW020 35/24 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03500239 METAR KASD 311953Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 36/20 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03560200 METAR KBVE 311951Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 35/24 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03500244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.83 FT AT 1448 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.28 FT AT 0300 CDT. GRPL1 0.82 FT AT 1420 CDT STEADY. 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........12 23 34 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............93 93 92 RH..............59 59 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..109 107 106 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 48 38 29 28 32 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 88 84 83 82 81 RH..............62 68 79 81 86 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 100 96 94 92 92 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 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 LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........37 39 41 43 42 35 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 83 88 92 93 93 RH..............88 85 72 62 59 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 95 105 109 110 109 20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 5 SW 5 S 3 S 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 0 0 0 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100731.HOPED.11/LIX