FNUS74 KLIX 040918 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 418 AM CDT WED AUG 4 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0400 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...MISSING HOUMA /HUM/... 89F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/... 94F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 93F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS 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...WITH A FEW AREAS REACHING 110-112 DEGREES. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME CLOUD COVER...ALONG WITH PRECIPITATION...TO BRING LOCALIZED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 040853Z AUTO 26009KT 7SM CLR 30/27 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP146 T03000267 56006 TSNO METAR KASD 040853Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 28/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02830261 56006 METAR KBVE 040851Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02830256 58006 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0400 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED NEAR THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS...CHANDELEUR SOUND...AND BRETON SOUND. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.78 FT AT 0345 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1600 CDT. GRPL1 1.49 FT AT 0320 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/08/2010 SUN 09:37AM LDT 1.7 H 08:30PM LDT -0.3 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........M M M M M M M M M M M M M M WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M M M WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M M M TEMP............M M M M M M M M M M M M M M RH..............M M M M M M M M M M M M M M HEAT INDEX (F)..M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 20 FT WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 20 FT WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 20 FT WIND GUST.M M M M M M M M M M M M M M CHC OF PCPN (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M M M SEAS............M M M M M M M M M M M M M M SEA STATE.......M M M M M M M M M M M M M M .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........M M M M M M WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M TEMP............M M M M M M RH..............M M M M M M HEAT INDEX (F)..M M M M M M 20 FT WIND......M M M M M M 20 FT WIND GUST.M M M M M M CHC OF PCPN (%).M M M M M M SEAS............M M M M M M SEA STATE.......M M M M M M .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........M M M M M M WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M TEMP............M M M M M M RH..............M M M M M M HEAT INDEX (F)..M M M M M M 20 FT WIND......M M M M M M 20 FT WIND GUST.M M M M M M CHC OF PCPN (%).M M M M M M SEAS............M M M M M M SEA STATE.......M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100804.HOPED.01/LIX