FNUS74 KLIX 060010 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 710 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 1900 CDT...A BROAD 1014MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GOMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 1900 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/... 91F SLIDELL /ASD/... 95F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...105F WEST DELTA /DLP/...105F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND 90 DEGREES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES OF ABOUT 105 DEGREES. 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 052353Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03060228 10317 20294 55004 TSNO METAR KASD 052353Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02890239 10333 20289 53003 METAR KBVE 052351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW040 32/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03170239 10339 20311 57000 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1900 CDT...NO IMPACTS EXPECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.21 FT AT 1900 CDT STEADY...LOW TIDE 0.20 FT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 0.44 FT AT 1900 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) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............87 86 85 84 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 RH..............70 73 75 76 80 82 83 85 85 86 87 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 95 94 94 93 93 91 91 89 89 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 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 .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...ERICKSON REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100805.HOPED.14/LIX