FNUS74 KLIX 011505 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1005 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 1000 CDT...BROAD 1013MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F 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 011453Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03280244 51008 TSNO METAR KASD 011453Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03220250 51007 METAR KBVE 011451Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM FEW065 33/26 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T03280261 51012 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1000 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OR LIGHTNING DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.84 FT AT 0936 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.68 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 0.55 FT AT 0920 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 42 42 42 41 41 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 90 92 93 93 93 93 92 RH..............72 67 62 59 59 59 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 107 109 110 110 110 109 107 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE E E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX