FNUS74 KLIX 021904 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 204 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...WEAK 1014MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM FL PANHANDLE INTO NORTHERN GLFMEX. BROAD 1017MB HIGH OVER EASTERN GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/...117F SLIDELL /ASD/...109F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F WEST DELTA /DLP/...112F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING TO 105 TO 110 DEGREES. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 021853Z 31004KT 10SM FEW050 35/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T03500261 METAR KASD 021853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 36/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T03610233 METAR KBVE 021851Z AUTO VRB03KT 7SM CLR 35/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03500244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...ISOLATED SHWRS IN VICINTY OF HOPEDALE...MOVING WEST 5 KNOTS. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.58 FT AT 1336 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.58 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 0.55 FT AT 1320 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/06/2010 FRI 07:36AM LDT 1.6 H 06:56PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............96 96 94 93 RH..............60 59 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..116 115 110 108 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 52 47 47 24 29 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 87 87 86 86 86 RH..............64 71 77 80 90 96 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 99 97 95 92 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 30 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 87 91 92 92 92 RH..............96 78 63 59 55 51 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 103 110 110 110 106 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100802.HOPED.11/LIX