FNUS74 KLIX 032217 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 517 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...BROAD 1016-1017MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...110F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F 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 032153Z 19005KT 10SM FEW040 34/25 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03440250 METAR KASD 032153Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03280256 METAR KBVE 032151Z AUTO 21004KT 9SM CLR 33/26 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03280261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1700 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.41 FT AT 1650 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 1.76 FT AT 0400 CDT. GRPL1 0.30 FT AT 1520 CDT RISING. 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 40 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV.....M SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 94 93 91 89 87 86 86 85 85 84 83 83 RH..............M 55 59 63 67 72 74 76 76 79 83 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 109 106 105 102 102 100 100 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..M S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..M 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.M 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............M 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 27 27 27 35 35 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............93 90 87 86 84 84 RH..............57 64 73 76 81 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..110 105 100 99 94 95 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.HOPED.13/LIX