FNUS74 KLIX 072206 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 505 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... .SYNOPSIS... AT 1700 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1700 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/...108F HOUMA /HUM/...100F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...101F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...102F 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 072153Z 32007KT 10SM FEW010 SCT040 34/24 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP103 T03440239 METAR KASD 072153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW001 SCT075 31/26 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB2058E52 SLP106 P0009 T03060261 METAR KBVE 072151Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03220244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1700 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.35 FT AT 1648 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 0.67 FT AT 1620 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) 5PM SKY (%).........56 WEATHER COV.....CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............90 RH..............60 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 20 FT WIND DIR..SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 SEAS............0 SEA STATE.......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...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100807.HOPED.13/LIX