FNUS74 KLIX 022315 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 615 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...BROAD 1016MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GULFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...113F HOUMA /HUM/...107F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...109F 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 105 TO 115 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN 100 TO 110 INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 022253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 36/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03610228 METAR KASD 022253Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 35/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03500233 METAR KBVE 022251Z AUTO 18006KT 7SM CLR 34/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03390256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.69 FT AT 1750 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.62 FT AT 0300 CDT. GRPL1 0.50 FT AT 1720 CDT STEADY. 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 47 47 47 24 24 24 29 29 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 88 87 87 87 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............64 68 70 72 73 73 74 74 77 77 78 78 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 100 99 100 99 99 99 99 100 100 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .TUESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 15 15 15 10 10 WEATHER COV.....S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............92 87 85 84 82 81 RH..............60 70 78 81 86 89 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 100 99 100 100 101 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 SEAS............1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100802.HOPED.15/LIX