FNUS74 KLIX 061123 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 623 AM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0600 CDT...A WEAK 1012MB LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDED ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMAION... AT 0600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...<85F HOUMA /HUM/...<85F GULFPORT /GPT/...<85F SLIDELL /ASD/...<85F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 85F WEST DELTA /DLP/... 97F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TODAY. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST TODAY DESPITE SOME RELIEF FROM SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE 90S. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES IN MANY AREAS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 061053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT032 28/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02780233 TSNO METAR KASD 061053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02440228 METAR KBVE 061051Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 27/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02670244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0600 CDT...A FEW SHOWERS WERE DETECTED NEAR THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY HAD DIMINISHED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE LAST HOUR. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 2.19 FT AT 0550 CDT NR HIGH TIDE...LOW TIDE 0.09 FT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 1.90 FT AT 0520 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/09/2010 TUE 11:38AM LDT 1.5 H 09:51PM LDT 0.1 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 50 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 90 90 RH..............87 85 80 77 72 71 69 67 64 63 63 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 91 94 96 96 98 99 101 103 103 102 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM SM LC LC .TONIGHT... 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............89 86 83 81 80 80 RH..............63 71 76 84 87 88 HEAT INDEX (F)..102 98 94 91 89 87 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 83 85 86 88 89 RH..............88 78 73 70 65 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 90 96 99 101 99 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100806.HOPED.02/LIX