FNUS74 KLIX 041800 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 100 PM CDT WED AUG 4 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 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...106F GULFPORT /GPT/... 98F SLIDELL /ASD/...107F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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 041753Z 29005KT 10SM FEW055 32/26 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03220256 10322 20300 58011 METAR KASD 041753Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM FEW035 33/26 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SLP151 T03280261 10344 20272 58015 METAR KBVE 041751Z AUTO VRB04KT 8SM CLR 33/26 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 60000 T03280261 10333 20278 58012 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1300 CDT...STRONGEST STORMS NOW WELL OFFSHORE BUT A FEW RESIDUAL REMAIN OVER THE SOUNDS. TSRMS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT HOUR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.49 FT AT 1300 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1600 CDT. GRPL1 0.80 FT AT 1200 CDT FALLING. 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............92 92 93 93 92 RH..............62 60 58 57 59 HEAT INDEX (F)..107 107 106 106 105 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 59 59 59 36 36 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 89 86 85 83 82 RH..............61 68 75 80 87 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 99 100 96 95 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 SW 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 34 34 34 54 54 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 83 86 90 91 91 RH..............88 85 73 63 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 95 102 106 107 106 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 W 3 E 2 SE 3 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100804.HOPED.10/LIX