FNUS74 KLIX 072112 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEDALE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 412 PM CDT MON JUN 7 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS...AT 1600 CDT...1017MB HIGH CNTRD NR 27N/90W...MIGRATING SWD INTO THE CNTRL GLFMEX. CDFNT CONTG TO MOVE S AND INTERACTING WITH GLF BREEZE TO ACTIVATE TSTMS FM LWR LAFOURCHE PRSH...THRU TERRBN PRSH INTO CNTRL LA...MOVG N AND NW 9KT. HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. BLDG INTO N GLFMEX. 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 ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. * HIGHS INTO THE 90S IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEW POINTS AROUND 80 WILL BRING THE HEAT INDEX IN MOST AREAS TO ABOVE 105 DEGREES AND AS HIGH AS 115. AFTERNOON SHOWERS ON TUESDAY MAY BRING A SHORT REPRIEVE OF THE HEAT...OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED WED OR THU. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS. THE HEAT INDEX IS MEASURED UNDER SHADY CONDITIONS...AND DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN INCREASE THE HEAT INDEX AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KNEW - NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT ASOS ...KASD - SLIDELL LA ASOS METAR KNEW 072053Z 35005KT 9SM SCT045 34/24 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T03390244 56017 SPECI KASD 072100Z AUTO 30005KT 6SM VCTS BR FEW001 SCT065 29/27 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND W AND NW RAE2059 P0001 METAR KBVE 072051Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 32/25 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03220250 56013 TSNO *************************************************************** VALID ALONG ERN LA COAST WITHIN BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS. REFERENCE DISTANCES ARE FROM LAKE ELOI LA. *************************************************************** .RADAR...AT 1600 CDT... NO ECHOES OR LGTNG DETECTED WITHIN THE LA SNDS. AN ISOLD TSTM WAS DETECTED OVR THE LWR PEARL RIVER NR PEARLINGTON...32NM NW...MOVG W 8KT. OCNL LGTNG THIS CELL. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.72 FT AT 1540 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.51 FT AT 1703 CDT. GRPL1 0.31 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) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........45 45 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............88 87 RH..............68 68 HEAT INDEX (F)..101 99 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 SEAS............1 1 SEA STATE.......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.13/LIX