FNUS74 KLIX 051406 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 906 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 0900 CDT...A BROAD 1014MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 91F HOUMA /HUM/... 90F GULFPORT /GPT/... 93F SLIDELL /ASD/... 85F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 98F WEST DELTA /DLP/...104F .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 051353Z 30015KT 10SM TSRA FEW015 BKN037 27/24 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 32027/1326 TSB50RAB30 SLP142 OCNL LTGCG NW TS NW MOV E P0002 T02670239 METAR KASD 051353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SW AND W TSE07B18E33RAE44 SLP140 P0002 T02670239 METAR KBVE 051351Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 30/26 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03000256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0900 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 1.67 FT AT 0900 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 2.01 FT AT 0900 CDT FALLING. 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 RH..............79 74 69 65 63 63 63 65 66 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 103 105 106 106 106 105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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.06/LIX