FNUS74 KLIX 031014
FWSLIX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
514 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
AT 0500 CDT...BROAD 1017MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST
GLFMEX.  WEAK 1015MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX. 2MB
GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX.

.NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION...
AT 0500 CDT...
GALLIANO    /GAO/... 92F
HOUMA       /HUM/... 96F
GULFPORT    /GPT/... 86F
SLIDELL     /ASD/... 99F
BOOTHVILLE  /BVE/...100F
WEST DELTA  /DLP/...108F

.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 030953Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152
     T03110261 TSNO
METAR KASD 030953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 29/27 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156
     T02940267 TSNO
METAR KBVE 030951Z AUTO 21005KT 9SM FEW023 30/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160
     T03000261 TSNO
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VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS.
REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA.
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RADAR...
AT 0500 CDT...ISOLD SHWRS 30 NM ENE NEAR CAT ISLAND...MOVEMENT NEARLY
STATIONARY.  NO LIGHTNING DETECTED


.TIDAL INFORMATION...
PSTL1 1.55 FT AT 0448 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT.
GRPL1 1.46 FT AT 0420 CDT FALLING.

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


TIME (CDT)      5AM
SKY (%).........54
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM
TEMP............86
RH..............83
HEAT INDEX (F)..104
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6
20 FT WIND GUST.10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20
SEAS............1
SEA STATE.......LC

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54  40  40  40  44  44  44  40  40  40  40  40
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............86  86  86  87  88  92  96  97  97  97  97  96
RH..............83  82  82  80  76  66  57  54  52  51  50  51
HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 103 103 108 112 115 114 113 113 110 110
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   4   3   3   4   5   5   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  30  30  30  30  30  30  20  20  20  20  20
SEAS............1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
SEA STATE.......LC  SM  SM  SM  LC  LC  LC  LC  LC  LC  LC  LC

$$
FORECASTER...GRIGSBY
REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100803.HOPED.02/LIX