FNUS74 KLIX 052159 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 459 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...A BROAD 1014MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...102F HOUMA /HUM/...102F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...108F .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 052153Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03110233 METAR KASD 052153Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03170244 METAR KBVE 052151Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03170250 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1700 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SHORELINE IN ST. BENARD PARISH AND JUST EAST OF CHANDELUR ISLAND. EXPECT BRIEF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THIS ACTIVITY. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.20 FT AT 1700 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 0.45 FT AT 1700 CDT STEADY. 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........M 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....M CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M 88 88 87 86 85 84 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 RH..............M 67 67 70 73 75 76 80 82 83 85 85 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..M 100 100 97 95 94 94 93 93 91 91 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..M S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..M 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.M 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).M 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......M LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 53 53 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 86 89 90 90 RH..............87 83 70 63 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 89 99 102 103 102 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM LC .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 85 83 82 81 81 RH..............66 72 78 83 85 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 95 92 91 89 87 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............0 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100805.HOPED.13/LIX