FNUS74 KLIX 011903 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 203 PM 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 1400 CDT...BROAD 1014MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...107F GULFPORT /GPT/...111F SLIDELL /ASD/...108F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...111F 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 011853Z 29003KT 10SM FEW040 34/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03440250 METAR KASD 011853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 37/22 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03720222 METAR KBVE 011851Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 35/26 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03500256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES OR LIGHTNING DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.77 FT AT 1336 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.68 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 0.70 FT AT 1320 CDT RISING. 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........42 42 41 41 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............93 93 93 92 RH..............59 59 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..110 110 109 107 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 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 4 W 3 SW 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100801.HOPED.11/LIX