FNUS74 KLIX 312109 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 409 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 1600 CDT...1013MB HIGH OVER THE WRN GLFMEX AND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE 1008MB OVER N FLORIDA. 5MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...106F HOUMA /HUM/...106F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F WEST DELTA /DLP/...108F .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 312053Z 29006KT 10SM FEW030 35/23 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP102 T03500233 58014 METAR KASD 312053Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 36/21 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP103 T03610206 58015 METAR KBVE 312051Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T03440239 58012 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.85 FT AT 1536 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.28 FT AT 0300 CDT. GRPL1 0.85 FT AT 1520 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 .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........23 34 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............93 92 RH..............59 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..107 106 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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 40 42 43 41 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.12/LIX