FNUS74 KLIX 072010 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 310 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 1500 CDT...1018MB HIGH CNTRD NR 29N/90W...RDGG ACRS THE N AND E GLFMEX. A COLD FNT INTERACTING WITH GLF BREEZE TO ACTIVATE TSTMS FM LWR LAFOURCHE PRSH...THRU TERRBN PRSH TO VCNTY LAFAYETTE...MOVG N AND NW 9KT. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION...1016MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS...LCL AFTN PULSE SVR PSBL MAINLY OVER NEAR SHORE LAND AREAS. ...HEAT INDICES 105 TO 110 DEGREES EARLY TODAY... A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE AREA AND RICH MOISTURE POOLED NEAR THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 EARLY TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND BRING SOME SLIGHT RELIEF THANKS TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLY RAIN COOLED AIR. AREAS AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE SHORELINES WILL BE MORE STIFLING WHERE SEA BREEZES NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST MAY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. * THOSE PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA IN LATER FORECASTS. ...LIGHTNING INDICATED OVER LOWER LAFOURCHE PARISH... AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALLIANO...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF GRAND ISLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...GRAND ISLE. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. OIL CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED OR DISSIPATED. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 071953Z 32004KT 10SM FEW045 33/26 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03330256 METAR KASD 071953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM VCTS CLR 32/26 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W TSB43 SLP144 T03220261 METAR KBVE 071951Z AUTO 07004KT 6SM HZ FEW060 32/26 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03170256 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1500 CDT... NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN 75NM OF LA SNDS. ISOLD TSTMS WERE DEVLPG ALG S-CNTRL LA CST...MOVG N 9KT. DETECTED LK BREEZE BOUNDARIES WERE CONVERGING OVR THE BILOXI MARSH WHICH MAY SPARK AN ISOLD SHWR OR BRIEF TSTMS WITHIN THE NXT 1-2 HRS. MOVMT WOULD BE SLOW TO NRLY STNRY. CLOSEST LGTNG...62NM SW NR CUT-OFF. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.76 FT AT 1440 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. GRPL1 0.44 FT AT 1423 CDT FALLING. CHANDELEUR LIGHT HOUSE (MLLW FT...ASTRONOMICAL NO WEATHER INFLUENCES) 06/07/2010 MON 06:34PM LDT 0.1 L 06/08/2010 TUE 08:02AM LDT 1.3 H 06:57PM LDT -0.1 L 06/09/2010 WED 08:30AM LDT 1.4 H 07:31PM LDT -0.3 L 06/10/2010 THU 09:05AM LDT 1.6 H 08:11PM LDT -0.4 L 06/11/2010 FRI 09:46AM LDT 1.7 H 08:55PM LDT -0.5 L .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........47 45 45 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 88 87 RH..............66 68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 101 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 30 22 22 17 22 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............86 85 82 81 80 80 RH..............68 73 81 84 86 85 HEAT INDEX (F)..97 94 90 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 S 2 S 1 SW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH LC LC SM LC .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 32 36 36 35 31 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 82 86 88 89 89 RH..............89 88 79 69 65 67 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 93 103 100 101 102 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 N 3 NE 4 E 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC SM SM SM LC LC $$ FORECASTER...RICKS REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100607.HOPED.12/LIX