FNUS74 KLIX 071921 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 221 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1400 CDT...1014-1015 MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1400 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...107F HOUMA /HUM/...103F GULFPORT /GPT/...108F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...102F 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 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 071853Z COR 30004KT 10SM SCT040 33/26 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03280256 METAR KASD 071853Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03440239 METAR KBVE 071851Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03220244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1400 CDT...THE NEAREST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR PORT SULPHUR AND EMPIRE...WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT DETECTED. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP NORTHWARD NEAR BELLE CHASE BY 1500. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.20 FT AT 1250 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 1.84 FT AT 1220 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) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 56 56 56 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 90 90 RH..............64 61 61 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 SEAS............0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........56 42 42 42 45 45 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 87 85 84 83 83 RH..............65 69 76 78 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............0 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 (%).........45 49 49 49 59 59 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............83 84 86 90 91 91 RH..............80 79 75 64 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..98 98 100 106 107 105 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 SW 4 SW 3 SW 4 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............1 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC SM LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100807.HOPED.11/LIX