FNUS74 KLIX 032312 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 612 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1800 CDT...BROAD 1016-1017MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...108F GULFPORT /GPT/...109F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F 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. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TODAYS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE A FEW DEGREES COOLER TODAY AS A MORE CLOUD COVER AND INCREASED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS LOWERED TEMPERATURES DURING PEAK HEATING. HIGHS RANGED FROM THE LOWER 90S TO THE UPPER 90S...AND HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHED 100 TO 110 IN MANY AREAS DURING AFTERNOON. NOT MUCH RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING TO 105 TO 110 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW AREAS REACHING 110-114 DEGREES. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 032253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/25 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03390250 METAR KASD 032253Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03220261 METAR KBVE 032251Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03280256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. .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) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........40 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............94 93 91 89 87 86 86 85 85 84 83 83 RH..............55 59 63 67 72 74 76 76 79 83 84 84 HEAT INDEX (F)..109 106 105 102 102 100 100 99 99 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.14/LIX