FNUS74 KLIX 061818 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 118 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1300 CDT...WEAK 1015MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. LARGER 1015-1016MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MUCH OF THE GLFMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1300 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/... 99F GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...100F WEST DELTA /DLP/...100F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING AS HOT TEMPERATURES AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN BY LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE VICINITY OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL DEVELOP MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 70S TO NEAR 80. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES 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 061753Z 31006KT 7SM CLR 31/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP134 T03110244 10317 20278 58005 METAR KASD 061753Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM FEW034 33/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03330233 10333 20244 58007 METAR KBVE 061751Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM SCT034 32/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03170244 10333 20278 58006 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1300 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS HAD DEVELOPED 3 TO 20 MILES WEST OF HOPEDALE. A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS MAY GROW INTO THUNDERSTORMS AND PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING IN THE NEXT HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 8 MPH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.91 FT AT 1255 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT 1700 CDT. GRPL1 1.50 FT AT 1225 CDT FALLING. 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) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 90 90 90 90 RH..............63 62 61 61 61 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 102 103 103 103 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......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............88 85 82 81 80 80 RH..............66 72 79 84 87 89 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 95 90 91 87 86 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 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............79 81 86 89 90 89 RH..............91 83 71 64 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..86 89 98 101 102 99 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 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.09/LIX