FNUS74 KLIX 081009 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NOAA OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 509 AM CDT SUN AUG 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AT 0500 CDT...1014MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GLFMEX...1011MB LOW OVER WESTERN GLFMEX. 3MB GRADIENT ACROSS GFLMEX. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 0500 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 85F HOUMA /HUM/... 78F GULFPORT /GPT/... 94F SLIDELL /ASD/... 90F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 85F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .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. 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 080953Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03000256 TSNO METAR KASD 080953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02780250 METAR KBVE 080951Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM -RA SCT055 SCT070 27/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 P0008 T02670244 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM HOPEDALE LA. *************************************************************** RADAR... AT 0500 CDT...SCTRD SHWRS 30-40NM S-SE IN LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH AND IN BRETON SOUND MOVING E 13 KTS. NO LGTNG DETECTED. LINE OF TSTMS 70NM E NEAR HORN ISLAND...NRLY STATIONARY. FRQNT LGTNG DETECTED. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.92 FT AT 0436 CDT RISING...HIGH TIDE 2.25 FT AT 0800 CDT. GRPL1 1.10 FT AT 0420 CDT RISING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 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 08/12/2010 THU 02:04PM LDT 1.0 H 09:21PM LDT 0.7 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 49 49 49 49 49 49 59 59 59 59 59 WEATHER COV.....CHC 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 TSM TEMP............82 82 83 83 85 87 89 90 91 91 91 91 90 RH..............82 82 82 80 76 72 67 64 62 62 61 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..96 96 96 96 97 102 105 106 106 107 106 105 103 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 SEAS............2 2 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 LC .TONIGHT... 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............89 87 85 84 82 81 RH..............66 70 76 79 83 86 HEAT INDEX (F)..103 100 96 94 91 89 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 45 45 45 57 57 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 82 87 90 91 91 RH..............87 83 69 64 62 62 HEAT INDEX (F)..89 90 99 105 106 106 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC SM .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WAGNER REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100808.HOPED.02/LIX