FNUS74 KLIX 032012 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 312 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 1500 CDT...BROAD 1020MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE EAST GLFMEX. WEAK 1017MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GLFMEX AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...111F GULFPORT /GPT/...111F SLIDELL /ASD/...107F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...107F 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 031953Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T03390261 METAR KASD 031953Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE SLP162 T03330256 METAR KBVE 031951Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM FEW027 33/26 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T03330256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.35 FT AT 1448 CDT STEADY...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0400 CDT. GRPL1 0.42 FT AT 1420 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............97 97 96 RH..............51 50 51 HEAT INDEX (F)..113 110 110 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............0 0 0 SEA STATE.......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 87 86 85 83 RH..............55 63 72 76 79 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..109 105 102 100 99 98 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 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 S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 84 88 92 95 95 RH..............84 80 69 59 54 53 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 97 105 113 115 114 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 5 NW 5 N 3 N 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 30 30 SEAS............1 0 0 0 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC SM SM SM LC $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.HOPED.12/LIX