FNUS74 KLIX 030920 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 420 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...BROAD 1017MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GULFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 92F HOUMA /HUM/... 96F GULFPORT /GPT/... 86F SLIDELL /ASD/...100F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...105F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HOT WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. WITH THIS PATTERN CONTINUING...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY HOT TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES...ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES...WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 113 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 030853Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03110261 53000 TSNO METAR KASD 030853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW085 30/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03000261 55002 METAR KBVE 030851Z AUTO 23004KT 8SM FEW021 30/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T03000261 55004 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0400 CDT...NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.63 FT AT 0350 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 1.51 FT AT 0320 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/07/2010 SAT 08:37AM LDT 1.7 H 07:43PM LDT -0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M M 54 40 40 40 44 44 44 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....M M SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M M 86 86 86 87 88 92 96 97 97 97 97 96 RH..............M M 83 82 82 80 76 66 57 54 52 51 50 51 HEAT INDEX (F)..M M 103 103 103 103 108 112 115 114 113 113 110 110 20 FT WIND DIR..M M SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..M M 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M M 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M M 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M M 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......M M LC SM SM SM LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............94 91 88 87 84 83 RH..............55 64 71 74 81 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..109 105 102 100 97 98 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 SEAS............0 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 83 89 96 97 96 RH..............86 84 67 52 50 50 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 105 113 115 112 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 4 NW 3 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.HOPED.01/LIX