FNUS74 KLIX 042015 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 315 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1500 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...106F GULFPORT /GPT/... 99F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...107F WEST DELTA /DLP/...105F .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 041953Z 26003KT 10SM SCT060 32/25 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03220250 METAR KASD 041953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 32/27 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP138 T03170267 METAR KBVE 041951Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 33/26 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03330256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1500 CDT...MOST ACTIVITY HAS DISSIPATED OVER THE SOUNDS BUT STILL ONGOING ACTIVITY EAST OF THE DELTA. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.29 FT AT 1500 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.18 FT AT 1600 CDT. GRPL1 0.43 FT AT 1500 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) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 44 44 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............93 93 92 RH..............60 63 65 HEAT INDEX (F)..109 109 107 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 88 85 85 83 82 RH..............65 73 80 81 85 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 103 100 98 95 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 (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 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..............87 84 74 64 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 94 102 106 106 106 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100804.HOPED.11/LIX