FNUS74 KLIX 022008 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 308 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 1500 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 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/...121F SLIDELL /ASD/...111F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...112F WEST DELTA /DLP/...110F .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 021953Z 34006KT 10SM SCT050 37/25 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03670250 METAR KASD 021953Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 37/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T03720233 METAR KBVE 021951Z AUTO VRB04KT 8SM CLR 36/25 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03560250 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.63 FT AT 1436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.62 FT AT 0300 CDT. GRPL1 0.53 FT AT 1420 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............92 92 91 RH..............59 60 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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 70 73 74 77 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 99 99 100 101 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..............78 74 64 62 60 57 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 102 109 107 107 106 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 LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100802.HOPED.12/LIX