FNUS74 KLIX 312308 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 608 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...1012MB HIGH OVER THE WRN GLFMEX AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 1007MB OVER SW GEORGIA AND SE ALABAMA. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...105F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...110F .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 312253Z 27006KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP091 T03440233 METAR KASD 312253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 36/22 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 T03610217 METAR KBVE 312251Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 T03390233 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OR LIGHTNING DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.80 FT AT 1746 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.28 FT AT 0300 CDT. GRPL1 0.84 FT AT 1746 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........45 50 48 43 38 34 29 26 28 30 32 35 WEATHER COV.....ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............91 90 88 85 84 84 83 82 82 81 81 81 RH..............62 63 68 75 79 80 81 84 86 87 88 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 102 100 97 96 96 94 94 92 92 92 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 28 26 27 28 28 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 87 84 83 82 81 RH..............64 72 80 83 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 100 97 95 94 94 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 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.......LC LC LC LC LC SM $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100731.HOPED.14/LIX