FNUS74 KLIX 031305 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 805 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 0800 CDT...BROAD 1018MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1015MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 94F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F 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 031253Z 29006KT 10SM FEW019 31/26 A3005 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP170 T03110261 METAR KASD 031253Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM FEW090 31/26 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE SLP174 T03060261 METAR KBVE 031251Z AUTO 29004KT 7SM BKN022 BKN027 BKN036 30/26 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T03000261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0800 CDT...SCATTERED TSTMS OVER BRETON...CHANDELEUR...AND MS SOUNDS DRIFTING W AT 5 KNOTS. TSTMS ARE 15-20NM E-SE OF HOPEDALE. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.35 FT AT 0736 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 1.31 FT AT 0720 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 44 44 44 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............86 87 88 92 96 97 97 97 97 96 RH..............82 80 76 66 57 54 52 51 50 51 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 103 108 112 115 114 113 113 110 110 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......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.05/LIX