FNUS74 KLIX 072302 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 602 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 1800 CDT...1014MB HIGH PRESSURE AREA COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1800 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 96F HOUMA /HUM/...105F GULFPORT /GPT/...110F SLIDELL /ASD/...106F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/...103F WEST DELTA /DLP/...105F .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 072253Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP101 T03440244 TSNO METAR KASD 072253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW070 32/26 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T03220261 METAR KBVE 072251Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03220250 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 1800 CDT...NO RADAR ECHOES DETECTED IN LA OR MS SOUNDS. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.34 FT AT 1748 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.15 FT AT 1800 CDT. GRPL1 0.44 FT AT 1720 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 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........56 42 42 42 42 42 42 45 45 45 45 45 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 87 85 85 84 84 84 83 83 83 83 RH..............65 67 69 74 76 77 78 78 79 79 79 79 HEAT INDEX (F)..99 99 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC 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 .SUNDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........59 31 31 31 48 48 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 87 86 85 84 83 RH..............65 70 75 76 79 80 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 99 98 98 96 97 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 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 SM $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100807.HOPED.14/LIX