FNUS74 KLIX 051211 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 711 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0700 CDT...A BROAD 1014MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 77F HOUMA /HUM/... 80F GULFPORT /GPT/... 79F SLIDELL /ASD/... 78F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 93F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 99F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 90S WITH A FEW LOCALES IN THE UPPER 90S. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING TO 105 TO 110 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 051153Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM BKN060 28/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP127 70013 T02780244 10294 20267 50007 TSNO METAR KASD 051153Z AUTO 32007KT 280V360 10SM -TSRA FEW024 SCT030 BKN049 26/23 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-N TSB02RAB52 SLP136 P0000 60122 70128 T02560228 10256 20239 53009 METAR KBVE 051151Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 28/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02830256 10289 20272 53011 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0700 CDT...THE NEAREST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH OF HOPEDALE...SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.77 FT AT 0700 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 2.10 FT AT 0700 CDT STEADY. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/09/2010 MON 10:37AM LDT 1.6 H 09:14PM LDT -0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 84 85 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 RH..............87 82 79 74 69 65 63 63 63 65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..95 96 100 103 105 106 106 106 105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 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 86 84 84 83 82 RH..............66 72 79 81 83 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 97 96 96 94 92 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 83 87 90 91 90 RH..............86 82 70 64 62 64 HEAT INDEX (F)..92 93 99 103 105 103 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM LC .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100805.HOPED.04/LIX