FNUS74 KLIX 011404 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 904 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0900 CDT...BROAD 1013MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F WEST DELTA /DLP/...105F .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 011353Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03170250 TSNO METAR KASD 011353Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03060244 METAR KBVE 011351Z AUTO 34010G14KT 9SM CLR 32/27 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T03170267 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0900 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OR LIGHTNING DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.11 FT AT 0836 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.68 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 0.84 FT AT 0820 CDT FALLING. 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 .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........38 40 40 40 42 42 42 41 41 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 88 90 92 93 93 93 93 92 RH..............79 72 67 62 59 59 59 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 105 107 109 110 110 110 109 107 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE E E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM SM SM LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 31 26 26 27 28 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 87 84 83 82 82 RH..............64 72 81 83 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 99 97 95 94 94 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 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 .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 28 29 29 30 32 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 87 91 92 92 RH..............87 85 72 64 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 102 107 107 106 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 3 E 2 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100801.HOPED.06/LIX