FNUS74 KLIX 031809 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 109 PM 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 1300 CDT...BROAD 1020MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1017MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/...108F SLIDELL /ASD/...109F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...111F .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 031753Z 25003KT 10SM FEW065 32/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T03170256 10328 20311 57002 METAR KASD 031753Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T03330261 10350 20289 58004 METAR KBVE 031751Z AUTO 07004KT 8SM CLR 32/26 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T03170256 10339 20300 50000 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1300 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.48 FT AT 1236 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.24 FT AT 1500 CDT. GRPL1 0.63 FT AT 1220 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............97 97 97 97 96 RH..............54 52 51 50 51 HEAT INDEX (F)..114 113 113 110 110 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......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.10/LIX