FNUS74 KLIX 051712 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1212 PM 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 1200 CDT...A BROAD 1014MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...104F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 98F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 96F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 90F .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 051653Z 26010KT 10SM SCT040 30/25 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T03000250 METAR KASD 051653Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM VCTS CLR 31/24 A2995 RMK AO2 TSB47 SLP140 T03110239 METAR KBVE 051651Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03000244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1200 CDT...ACTIVITY IS BECOMING MORE ISOLATED IN NATURE WITH THE MAJORITY OF STORMS AT LEAST 20NM OFFSHORE. ONLY VERY ISO SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTLINE. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.95 FT AT 1200 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 1.58 FT AT 1200 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 08/05/2010 THU 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 89 89 89 89 89 RH..............67 66 66 66 67 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..105 105 105 105 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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............88 86 84 84 83 82 RH..............68 72 79 81 83 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..100 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 $$ FORECASTER...EFFERSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100805.HOPED.09/LIX