FNUS74 KLIX 012312 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 612 PM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...LARGE 1013MB HIGH CENTERED OVER CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...112F HOUMA /HUM/...107F GULFPORT /GPT/...107F SLIDELL /ASD/...105F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...105F 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... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... 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 AND TOMORROW. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 012253Z 32005KT 10SM CLR 37/22 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP098 T03670217 METAR KASD 012253Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 36/22 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T03610217 METAR KBVE 012251Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03390239 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 0.92 FT AT 1748 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.50 FT AT 0300 CDT. GRPL1 0.87 FT AT 1735 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM SKY (%).........M M M M M M M M M M 41 31 31 31 24 24 24 28 28 28 33 WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M ISO WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M TSM TEMP............M M M M M M M M M M 91 89 87 86 85 84 84 83 82 82 81 RH..............M M M M M M M M M M 64 68 70 74 78 79 80 83 85 86 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..M M M M M M M M M M 106 102 100 100 99 97 97 96 94 94 95 20 FT WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.M M M M M M M M M M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).M M M M M M M M M M 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............M M M M M M M M M M 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......M M M M M M M M M M LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC SM .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 28 29 29 30 32 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 84 88 91 92 92 RH..............88 80 70 62 60 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 98 102 106 106 106 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 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............2 1 1 1 2 2 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM LC LC .MONDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 25 24 24 24 29 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............90 87 85 84 81 80 RH..............64 71 75 80 87 90 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 98 97 94 90 20 FT WIND......S 5 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............2 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100801.HOPED.15/LIX