FNUS74 KLIX 072118 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 418 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1600 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1600 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...110F HOUMA /HUM/... 90F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 98F WEST DELTA /DLP/...110F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENERAL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS MAY SEE RELIEF FROM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER. HEAT ADVISORIES OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR MONDAY AS WELL. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 072053Z 29004KT 10SM SCT040 33/25 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP109 T03280250 58020 SPECI KASD 072105Z AUTO 19008KT 9SM -RA FEW001 SCT026 BKN060 32/26 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB2058 P0001 METAR KBVE 072051Z AUTO 30003KT 9SM CLR 31/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03060244 58017 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1600 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOPEDALE AND NEAR PORT SULPHUR. NO LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.62 FT AT 1455 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 1.28 FT AT 1420 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 56 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............90 90 RH..............61 60 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 SEAS............0 0 SEA STATE.......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.12/LIX