FNUS74 KLIX 031106 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 606 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 0600 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 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 88F HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 89F SLIDELL /ASD/... 95F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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 031053Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T03060261 TSNO METAR KASD 031053Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 28/27 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02830267 TSNO METAR KBVE 031051Z AUTO 19004KT 8SM FEW023 30/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03000261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0600 CDT...ISOLD TSTMS 30-35 NM ENE NEAR CAT ISLAND...MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.58 FT AT 0536 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 1.44 FT AT 0520 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 .TODAY... 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 .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...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.HOPED.03/LIX