FNUS74 KLIX 031515 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1015 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 1000 CDT...BROAD 1019MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1016MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/...114F SLIDELL /ASD/...104F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...106F 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 031453Z 36004KT 10SM FEW070 32/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03170256 53014 METAR KASD 031453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW070 32/26 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S SLP180 T03220256 51015 METAR KBVE 031451Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM FEW044 33/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T03280256 51015 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1000 CDT...LINE OF STRONG TSTMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING FROM 40 TO 80NM ENE...NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLD TSTMS 10-20NM N-NE OVER LAKE BORGNE AND MS SOUND DRIFTING S AT LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE TSTMS. SCTRD TSTMS 40 NM ESE NEAR CHANDELEUR ISLANDS WITH ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES...NEARLY STATIONARY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.05 FT AT 0936 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 1.11 FT AT 0920 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) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 44 44 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 92 96 97 97 97 97 96 RH..............76 66 57 54 52 51 50 51 HEAT INDEX (F)..108 112 115 114 113 113 110 110 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......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.07/LIX