FNUS74 KLIX 042359 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 659 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 1900 CDT...BROAD 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...105F HOUMA /HUM/...103 GULFPORT /GPT/... 90F SLIDELL /ASD/...103F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...104F WEST DELTA /DLP/...108F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON HAVE ALREADY RISEN TO THE MID AND UPPER 90S ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80. THIS HAS RESULTED IN HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 110 DEGREES AT MANY LOCATIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL AGAIN BE BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES IN MOST AREAS...WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS AGAIN EXPECTED BETWEEN 108 AND 112 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER 80S IN MANY AREAS TONIGHT...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT. WHILE A FEW AREAS MAY SEE THUNDERSTORMS TO BREAK THE HEAT SOMEWHAT...WIDESPREAD COOLING IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. 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 042353Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03220244 10339 20322 53001 TSNO METAR KASD 042353Z AUTO 07006KT 9SM FEW070 31/26 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-E SLP135 T03110261 10328 20311 53006 METAR KBVE 042351Z AUTO 24003KT 9SM CLR 32/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03220256 10339 20317 55002 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1900 CDT...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOPEDALE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HOPDALE ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.44 FT AT 1818 CDT RISING....HIGH TIDE 1.82 0500 CDT ON 8/5. GRPL1 0.11 FT AT 1820 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCT 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............91 89 88 86 85 85 85 84 83 83 82 82 RH..............68 73 77 80 80 81 83 85 86 87 87 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..106 105 103 102 100 100 98 97 95 95 95 95 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 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 .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 .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 87 85 84 82 82 RH..............65 71 78 80 84 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 99 97 96 92 92 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 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...SHIELDS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100804.HOPED.14/LIX