FNUS74 KLIX 071725 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1225 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1200 CDT...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE 1013-1014MB WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. LARGER 1015-1016 MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERS MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1200 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...103F HOUMA /HUM/...MISSING GULFPORT /GPT/...106F SLIDELL /ASD/...102F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...108F WEST DELTA /DLP/...108F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS MAY SEE RELIEF FROM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. HOT WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AND HEAT ADVISORIES OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 071653Z 34005KT 10SM FEW040 32/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T03170256 METAR KASD 071653Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03280239 METAR KBVE 071651Z AUTO 34006KT 8SM FEW065 33/26 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03280261 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1200 CDT...THE NEAREST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION SOUTH OF VENICE...OTHEREWISE NO PRECIPITATION OR LIGHTNING WERE DETECTED IN THE UNIT AREAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP NEAR LAKE BORGNE AND THE SHORELINE AREAS OF BRETON SOUND BEFORE 2 PM. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.53 FT AT 1150 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 2.04 FT AT 1120 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/10/2010 TUE 11:38AM LDT 1.5 H 09:51PM LDT 0.1 L 08/11/2010 WED 12:43PM LDT 1.2 H 10:07PM LDT 0.4 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 63 63 63 63 63 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 89 90 90 90 90 RH..............75 69 64 61 61 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..104 104 103 102 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 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 (%).........63 56 56 56 55 55 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............89 86 84 84 83 83 RH..............62 69 76 81 82 82 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 98 98 99 99 99 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 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 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 64 64 64 64 64 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 84 86 90 91 91 RH..............82 81 74 62 61 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 99 102 105 105 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 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 20100807.HOPED.09/LIX