FNUS74 KLIX 011007 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 507 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1012MB HIGH OVER THE WRN GLFMEX AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 1009MB OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 90F SLIDELL /ASD/... 85F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 99F WEST DELTA /DLP/...108F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO 100 DEGREES...COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 TO 110 TODAY. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 010953Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM CLR 31/27 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP100 T03060272 TSNO METAR KASD 010953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02670239 METAR KBVE 010951Z AUTO 31005KT 7SM CLR 29/27 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02890272 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OR LIGHTNING DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.44 FT AT 0312 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.68 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 1.05 FT AT 0420 CDT STEADY. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/05/2010 THU 06:37AM LDT 1.5 H 06:10PM LDT -0.3 L TIME (CDT) 5AM SKY (%).........35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 RH..............88 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 20 FT WIND DIR..NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 SEAS............1 SEA STATE.......LC .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........37 38 38 38 40 40 40 42 42 42 41 41 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 81 82 85 88 90 92 93 93 93 93 92 RH..............88 90 87 79 72 67 62 59 59 59 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..93 93 93 100 105 107 109 110 110 110 109 107 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC SM SM SM SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100801.HOPED.02/LIX